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Tock Ada Shot

08-19-04, 08:01 AM

Not sure if it's been run before but here's the basis for “Who am I ?…” :
Guidelines:
First, answer the previous “Who am I ?…” post.
Then. add a new “Who am I ?...” hint for the next poster to answer.

Easy Example:
If the previous post ended with:
I hit 61 homeruns in 1961 and wore #9. Who am I ?
The next post might be:
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Roger Maris.
I won the triple crown in 1956 and wore #7. Who am I ?
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(I’ll start it off with the reply post to this one.)

Tock Ada Shot

08-19-04, 08:02 AM

Originally posted by Tock Ada Shot
Not sure if it's been run before but here's the basis for “Who am I ?…” :
Guidelines:
First, answer the previous “Who am I ?…” post.
Then. add a new “Who am I ?...” hint for the next poster to answer.

Easy Example:
If the previous post ended with:
I hit 61 homeruns in 1961 and wore #9. Who am I ?
The next post might be:
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Roger Maris.
I won the triple crown in 1956 and wore #7. Who am I ?
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(I’ll start it off with the reply post to this one.)

Mickey Mantle.
On October 9th, 1951, I became the first rookie to hit a grand slam in a World Series. Who am I ?

Dooley Womack

08-19-04, 02:14 PM

Gil McDougald

It's October 16, 1962, the 7th game of the WS, bottom of the 9th and we're up 1-0. The Giants had runners on 2nd and 3rd, with two out. Willie McCovey hits a line shot that looks like a certain hit and a Giants champinship. I happened to be in the perfect spot and snagged that liner, and WE won the series! Who am I?

Tock Ada Shot

08-20-04, 11:38 PM

Originally posted by Dooley Womack
Gil McDougald

It's October 16, 1962, the 7th game of the WS, bottom of the 9th and we're up 1-0. The Giants had runners on 2nd and 3rd, with two out. Willie McCovey hits a line shot that looks like a certain hit and a Giants champinship. I happened to be in the perfect spot and snagged that liner, and WE won the series! Who am I?

Bobby Richardson.

During the 1938 season, on June 11th and again on June 15th, I set an incredible record that no pitcher in Major League history will probably ever break…
I pitched two consecutive no-hitters for Cincinnati ! Who am I ?

penguin4

08-21-04, 12:12 AM

Originally posted by Tock Ada Shot

Bobby Richardson.

During the 1938 season, on June 11th and again on June 15th, I set an incredible record that no pitcher in Major League history will probably ever break…
I pitched two consecutive no-hitters for Cincinnati ! Who am I ?
Johnny van Der meer

In 1951, wearing #1/8 (that's "one eighth"), I pinch hit once for the St. Louis Browns in my only major league game, and walked on four pitches. My manager threatened to kill me if I swung at any of them. That's because I was 3 ft 7. Who am I?

Tock Ada Shot

08-21-04, 01:08 AM

Originally posted by penguin4

Johnny van Der meer

In 1951, wearing #1/8 (that's "one eighth"), I pinch hit once for the St. Louis Browns in my only major league game, and walked on four pitches. My manager threatened to kill me if I swung at any of them. That's because I was 3 ft 7. Who am I?

Eddie Gaedel

I am the only pitcher to win the Rookie of the Year, Cy Young and MVP? Who am I?

penguin4

08-21-04, 01:17 AM

Originally posted by Tock Ada Shot

Eddie Gaedel

I am the only pitcher to win the Rookie of the Year, Cy Young and MVP? Who am I?
Don Newcombe.

I played four unremarkable seasons as a backup catcher with the San Diego Padres. My name was spelled so strangely everyone called me "Eyechart." Who am I?

Tock Ada Shot

08-21-04, 01:53 AM

Originally posted by penguin4

Don Newcombe.

I played four unremarkable seasons as a backup catcher with the San Diego Padres. My name was spelled so strangely everyone called me "Eyechart." Who am I?

Doug Gwodsz (pronounced 'GWOOSH')

I began my Major League Baseball Career on September 4th, 1939, with the Boston Bees. I played for 6 seasons on 3 different teams and ended my playing career in 1948. On May 30 1946, I was the first player at Ebbets Field to smash the Bulova clock.
My feat became the inspiration for a scene in the movie 'The Natural.' Who am I?

Tock Ada Shot

08-23-04, 12:57 AM

Originally posted by Tock Ada Shot

Doug Gwodsz (pronounced 'GWOOSH')

I began my Major League Baseball Career on September 4th, 1939, with the Boston Bees. I played for 6 seasons on 3 different teams and ended my playing career in 1948. On May 30 1946, I was the first player at Ebbets Field to smash the Bulova clock.
My feat became the inspiration for a scene in the movie 'The Natural.' Who am I?

Bama Rowell (http://www.thomasvilleramblers.com/bama_rowell.htm)

With all the hoopla over Babe Ruth’s record being broken in 1961, it seems like everyone forgot that I won the American League MVP the year befor in 1960. Who am I ?

(Just tryin' to keep it goin' for another week.)

penguin4

08-23-04, 01:21 AM

Originally posted by Tock Ada Shot

Bama Rowell (http://www.thomasvilleramblers.com/bama_rowell.htm)

With all the hoopla over Babe Ruth’s record being broken in 1961, it seems like everyone forgot that I won the American League MVP the year befor in 1960. Who am I ?

(Just tryin' to keep it goin' for another week.)
Roger Maris

After the starting pitcher, a guy by the name of Ruth, was ejected from a game for arguing a ball four to the leadoff batter, I came in as relief, promptly picked the guy off first, and went on to retire the next 26 batters consecutively -- pitching, in effect, all but a perfect game. Who am I?

Tock Ada Shot

08-23-04, 06:38 PM

Originally posted by penguin4

Roger Maris

After the starting pitcher, a guy by the name of Ruth, was ejected from a game for arguing a ball four to the leadoff batter, I came in as relief, promptly picked the guy off first, and went on to retire the next 26 batters consecutively -- pitching, in effect, all but a perfect game. Who am I?

Ernie Shore

I was the first prominent player of obvious Italian ancestry. I led the National League with 610 at-bats for Boston in 1905. When the 1908 season ended with a playoff between the Cubs and Giants, my Pirates were a half-game out. However, they lost that pennant when my apparent grand slam against the Cubs was called foul. Later, a woman who was struck by the ball sued for damages and swore in court that the ball had been fair. Who am I?

Tock Ada Shot

08-25-04, 02:01 PM

Originally posted by Tock Ada Shot

Ernie Shore

I was the first prominent player of obvious Italian ancestry. I led the National League with 610 at-bats for Boston in 1905. When the 1908 season ended with a playoff between the Cubs and Giants, my Pirates were a half-game out. However, they lost that pennant when my apparent grand slam against the Cubs was called foul. Later, a woman who was struck by the ball sued for damages and swore in court that the ball had been fair. Who am I?

Ed Abbaticchio http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/A/Abbaticchio_Ed.stm

On this day, August 25th, in 1959...
I homered twice to lead the Tribe past the Yanks, 6-3.
Then, on this same day, August 25th, in 1968...
The Yankees turned to me to win a game, both with my bat and my arm,
as I got the win in relief when I tossed 2.7 innings against the Tigers in a 6-5 Yankee victory. I came in with the Bombers down 5-0.
I guess they just liked the reputation of my arm in right field.
My win with the Yankees, in which I hit a crucial home run,
was the last win by a non-pitcher until the Rockies catcher Brent Mayne won in relief on August 22, 2000.
My career ERA is 0.00.
Who am I ?

thecaptain

08-25-04, 04:20 PM

did you every go into the stands to fight with a fan?

Tock Ada Shot

08-25-04, 04:32 PM

Originally posted by thecaptain
did you every go into the stands to fight with a fan?

Yes, on May 12, 1961.
It was in the 8th inning at Yankee Stadium.
I went into the stands behind 3B after a drunken fan who has been heckling my wife and father.
Who am I ?

penguin4

08-25-04, 04:47 PM

Rocky Colavito. Or so I'm guessing because I didn't look this up. Do I get to post the next "who am I" even if I'm wrong?

Tock Ada Shot

08-25-04, 05:09 PM

Originally posted by penguin4
Rocky Colavito. Or so I'm guessing because I didn't look this up. Do I get to post the next "who am I" even if I'm wrong?

Re: Rocky Colavito
Correct.

Re: Do I get to post the next "who am I" even if I'm wrong?
Yes.
Hopefully whoever posted the previous “who am I” will offer up a Quoted correction with a source reference.

penguin4

08-25-04, 05:17 PM

Okay, then:

A former All Star, I won the 1980 league batting title, and led the circuit in doubles twice. However, I'll forever be remembered for something I did (or perhaps didn't do) during a crucial game a few years later. Who am I?

thecaptain

08-25-04, 05:51 PM

Originally posted by penguin4
Okay, then:

A former All Star, I won the 1980 league batting title, and led the circuit in doubles twice. However, I'll forever be remembered for something I did (or perhaps didn't do) during a crucial game a few years later. Who am I? Bill Buckner

thecaptain

08-25-04, 05:55 PM

i am the first Major League player to have played in two Little League World Series.

Tock Ada Shot

08-25-04, 08:12 PM

Originally posted by thecaptain
i am the first Major League player to have played in two Little League World Series.

Derek Bell http://www.littleleague.org/history/
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I will always be remembered for my performance on the night of May 26, 1959.
Though I didn't feel well, I took my turn against Lew Burdette and the Braves.
I retired 36 consecutive batters, pitching 12 perfect innings, but my Pirate teammates didn't score.
In the 13th, Milwaukee's leadoff batter, Felix Mantilla, reached first on third baseman Don Hoak's error and was then sacrificed to second.
Tiring, I intentionally walked Hank Aaron, and Joe Adcock followed with a home run.
Adcock passed Aaron on the basepath (making the final score 1-0), but the no-hitter and the game were lost.
My 12-2/3-inning, one-hit complete game was the majors' longest ever.
Addditionally.I was in the spotlight in the 1960 World Series.
After winning Game Five as a starter, I relieved in Game Seven and won when Bill Mazeroski hit his famous homer.
Who am I ?

penguin4

08-25-04, 08:24 PM

Originally posted by Tock Ada Shot

Derek Bell http://www.littleleague.org/history/
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I will always be remembered for my performance on the night of May 26, 1959.
Though I didn't feel well, I took my turn against Lew Burdette and the Braves.
I retired 36 consecutive batters, pitching 12 perfect innings, but my Pirate teammates didn't score.
In the 13th, Milwaukee's leadoff batter, Felix Mantilla, reached first on third baseman Don Hoak's error and was then sacrificed to second.
Tiring, I intentionally walked Hank Aaron, and Joe Adcock followed with a home run.
Adcock passed Aaron on the basepath (making the final score 1-0), but the no-hitter and the game were lost.
My 12-2/3-inning, one-hit complete game was the majors' longest ever.
Addditionally.I was in the spotlight in the 1960 World Series.
After winning Game Five as a starter, I relieved in Game Seven and won when Bill Mazeroski hit his famous homer.
Who am I ?
Harvey Haddix.

I played an entire doubleheader at shortstop in 1976 and never even touched the ball -- a bizarre major league record in itself.

Tock Ada Shot

08-25-04, 11:40 PM

Originally posted by penguin4

Harvey Haddix.

I played an entire doubleheader at shortstop in 1976 and never even touched the ball -- a bizarre major league record in itself.

Toby Harrah
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On May 9, 1984, my home run off Milwaukee's Chuck Porter ended the major leagues' longest game ever by time (8:06) and the AL's longest game by innings (25). My bat went to the Hall of Fame.
Who am I ?

Tock Ada Shot

08-26-04, 07:13 PM

Originally posted by Tock Ada Shot

Toby Harrah
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On May 9, 1984, my home run off Milwaukee's Chuck Porter ended the major leagues' longest game ever by time (8:06) and the AL's longest game by innings (25). My bat went to the Hall of Fame.
Who am I ?
Harold Baines http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/B/Baines_Harold.stm
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After leading AL shortstops with 80 errors in 1908, on July 19, 1909, as a Cleveland infielder, I executed the major leagues' first unassisted triple play, catching a liner, doubling one Red Sox runner off second, and tagging another from first. I also hit an inside-the-park homer that inning.
Who am I ?

penguin4

08-26-04, 07:21 PM

Originally posted by Tock Ada Shot

Harold Baines http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/B/Baines_Harold.stm
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After leading AL shortstops with 80 errors in 1908, on July 19, 1909, as a Cleveland infielder, I executed the major leagues' first unassisted triple play, catching a liner, doubling one Red Sox runner off second, and tagging another from first. I also hit an inside-the-park homer that inning.
Who am I ?
(hey, you answered before I got a chance to read the question!!)

I presume you're talking about Neal Ball -- although he wasn't the first -- just the first of this century; some guy in the 1800s did it before him.

I caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game in 1965. But more recently, my less-than-perfect skills would ultimately lead to something happening that had lasting impact on one team's season.

Tock Ada Shot

08-26-04, 07:27 PM

Tock Ada Shot

08-26-04, 09:16 PM

Originally posted by penguin4

(hey, you answered before I got a chance to read the question!!)

I presume you're talking about Neal Ball -- although he wasn't the first -- just the first of this century; some guy in the 1800s did it before him.

I caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game in 1965. But more recently, my less-than-perfect skills would ultimately lead to something happening that had lasting impact on one team's season.

Jeff Torborg
(But what was it "...that had lasting impact on one team's season more recently." ?)
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I was known as "The Singing Umpire" because I would sing some of my calls.
My most famous rendition, to a rookie: "You'll have to learn before you're older, you can't get a hit with the bat on your shoulder."
On July 17, 1914, I umped a game in which Red Murray, the Giants outfielder, was knocked out by a bolt of lightning after catching a fly ball for the final out.

penguin4

08-26-04, 11:46 PM

Originally posted by Tock Ada Shot

Jeff Torborg
(But what was it "...that had lasting impact on one team's season more recently." ?)

I was trying to be intentionally vague, because if I said "his firing as manager helped turn one team's season around" (the 2003 Marlins) it would sound too damn obvious. But it didn't work, haha.

Tock Ada Shot

08-26-04, 11:55 PM

Originally posted by penguin4

I was trying to be intentionally vague, because if I said "his firing as manager helped turn one team's season around" (the 2003 Marlins) it would sound too damn obvious. But it didn't work, haha.

It wouldn't have been obvious to this 56 year old half-empty brain.:lol:
Why just the other day..." I went to see my doctor... Doctor Vidi-boom-ba. Yeah...I told him, "Doctor, every morning when I get up and look in the mirror I feel like throwing up. What's wrong with me? He said, "I don't know, but your eyesight is perfect."
(Yep...you guessed it-->..Stolen fron Dangerfield ! I just had ta !!! Hope you didn't mind.)

Tock Ada Shot

08-27-04, 02:17 AM

Originally posted by penguin4

I presume you're talking about Neal Ball -- although he wasn't the first -- just the first of this century; some guy in the 1800s did it before him.

Thought you might be interested...
Just found who that guy was: Paul Hines http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=hinespa01
On May 8, 1878, Paul Hines was credited with a triple play which was correct for the "rules in play."
However, by modern rules it was an unassisted double play with a throw to second base for the third out.

expectTHEunexpected

10-31-04, 09:56 AM

Bump.

I once played shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates and am referred to as the Flying Dutchman.

penguin4

10-31-04, 11:06 AM

Originally posted by expectTHEunexpected
Bump.

I once played shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates and am referred to as the Flying Dutchman.
Honus Wagner.

I am one of a handful of guys to hold the unbreakable record for ERA in a World Series (0.00). I was born in Brooklyn, and when I first came up with one of the local major league teams everyone called me "Schoolboy" because I was only 18.

incarnadine

10-31-04, 01:38 PM

Originally posted by penguin4

Honus Wagner.

I am one of a handful of guys to hold the unbreakable record for ERA in a World Series (0.00). I was born in Brooklyn, and when I first came up with one of the local major league teams everyone called me "Schoolboy" because I was only 18.

Waite Hoyt.

I'm the founder of a baseball legacy that includes a son and two grandsons in the majors. I was a shortstop who led the league in errors in 1951, but also led the league in RBI in 1955.

penguin4

10-31-04, 02:04 PM

Originally posted by incarnadine

Waite Hoyt.

I'm the founder of a baseball legacy that includes a son and two grandsons in the majors. I was a shortstop who led the league in errors in 1951, but also led the league in RBI in 1955.
Ray Boone

I'm the founder of the other (perhaps lesser-known) three-generation MLB dynasty.

thestupidpunk

10-31-04, 11:18 PM

Originally posted by penguin4

Ray Boone

I'm the founder of the other (perhaps lesser-known) three-generation MLB dynasty.

Sam Hairston

In 1919, I hit 14 consecutive home runs for my team without a teammate hitting one.

penguin4

11-01-04, 12:49 AM

Originally posted by thestupidpunk

Sam Hairston

In 1919, I hit 14 consecutive home runs for my team without a teammate hitting one.
Ah, so there's a third one, then -- obviously my mind for trivia is a few years old... (I was thinking of Gus Bell, father of Buddy, grandfather of David.)

I'm going to guess on this one and say Babe Ruth -- I don't think anyone really hit that many homeruns in a season back then other than him.

expectTHEunexpected

11-01-04, 04:49 PM

Yup. Now post a new one.

penguin4

11-01-04, 06:03 PM

I have the highest career batting average of any player in major league history, but also one of the shortest careers -- a single day, in which I went 3-for-3 with 2 BB's, 3 RBI, and 4 runs scored. (Back problems forced me out of baseball following my remarkable debut.)

Evil Empire

11-14-04, 08:27 PM

Originally posted by penguin4
I have the highest career batting average of any player in major league history, but also one of the shortest careers -- a single day, in which I went 3-for-3 with 2 BB's, 3 RBI, and 4 runs scored. (Back problems forced me out of baseball following my remarkable debut.)

i looked this up and i have no clue...does anyone know?!?!? :dunno: