True to his promise, Charles Victory Faust…appeared bright and early yesterday at the Waldorf-Astoria to offer his services to the highest bidder among the National League owners. For some reason or other, the aforesaid owners did not fall all over one another in an effort to sign Charlie, and…the demon jinx drifted down to a room where sundry liquids are dispensed to compose his thoughts and plan his next move. Before he could realize what was going on, an auction was in progress.
“Representatives” of the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Seattle, San Francisco, and many other clubs were introduced to Charlie, and the price for his services was run up to $21,000. Fifty cents, according to [Christy Mathewson], was required to be deposited as an evidence of good faith.
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Among the bidders and interested spectators were Iron Man McGinnity, Rube Marquard, Cy Seymour, Roger Bresnahan, McGraw and numerous scribes and “fans”.
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When the price had been forced up to $21,000, McGraw stepped in and asked Charlie, for old friendship’s sake, to let him make the last bid.
I always sort of thought of the Victory Faust saga as a goofy sideshow in baseball history, but the more I read about it, the more it feels like a depressing story about people screwing with a guy with obvious mental illness.
But I guess that’s easy to say in retrospect and from the perspective of the 21st century.
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C: Earl Smith
1B: Candy LaChance
2B: Move Up Joe Gerhardt
3B: Larry Milbourne
SS: Arthur Irwin
LF: Len Gabrielson
CF: Lou Sylvester
RF: Augie Bergamo
SP: Pretzels Getzien
SP: Red Barrett
SP: Dave Dravecky
SP: Oscar Judd
SP: Jaime Cocanower
RP: Takashi Saito
RP: Damaso Marte
Honorary Manager (actually born May 13): Bobby Valentine
Broadcasters: Mel Allen and Dave Sims
Other Fun Names: Callix Crabbe, Harry Eells
The team would probably be much better if you moved Irwin to third, LaChance to short, and played Tim Jordan at first base. I didn't do that because it would have required moving players from positions at which they played 900+ games to positions at which they played less than 50 games.
Director of Scouting: ChadBradfordWannabe
Hey Brouthers, is that a saw log or are you just happy to see me?
Neifichiro!
Yeah, and check out what happened on the last play of the game w/ Neifi behind the plate.
I really get a kick out of Larry Walker's movements on the day.
1. Boston: David Ortiz (3.8)
2. Detroit: Victor Martinez (2.9)
3. Tampa Bay: Johnny Damon (2.8) [Manny Ramirez- (-0.3)]
4. Kansas City: Billy Butler (2.4) [Kila Ka’aihue (-0.1)]
4. Texas: Michael Young (2.4)
6. Cleveland: Travis Hafner (1.4)
7. LA Angels: Bobby Abreu (1.3)
8. Toronto: Edwin Encarnacion (1.0)
9. Minnesota: Jim Thome (0.9) [Jason Kubel- (1.3)]
10. Baltimore: Vladimir Guererro (0.1)
10. Seattle: Jack Cust (0.1)
12. Oakland: Hideki Matsui (0.0)
13. NY Yankees: Jorge Posada (-1.1)
14. White Sox: Adam Dunn (-2.7)
1 - Played for 3 different franchises in the same city in a 3 year span.
2 - Gave up Hank Aaron's first AL home run
3 - Gave up Babe Ruth's first NL home run.
4 - Gave up Babe Ruth's first Yankee home run
5 - Last manager of the KC A's
6 - Hit first pinch hit HR in World Series history.
7 - First man to pitch for both leagues in the ASG.
8 - First player to hit 2 HR in an ASG.
9 - First man to throw a pitch on artificial turf.
10 - First winning pitcher on artificial turf
11 - These two HOF pitchers faced each other in both their respective final games
12 - Last 2 players to out homer another team, both did it in the same season.
13 - Struck out 4 times in one ASG
14 - Only 2 player-managers in an ASG
15 - First ASG RBI
16 - Youngest pitcher to throw a no-hitter
17 - Switch hitter, his first left handed home of his career was a walk off in an LCS
18 - First man to hit 60 home runs in a season in professional baseball
19 - Only 2 players to lead the league in HR and SB in the same season
20 - Only 2 pitchers to win consecutive ASGs
21 - Most World Series games without a home run
22 - Only pitcher to give up a HR to Ruth in 1927 and a hit to DiMaggio during his streak.
23 - Played CF during Bob Feller's no hitter of the Yankees in 1946
24 - This players ejection allowed that player to make his only MLB game appearance
25 - 8 players have won batting titles with averages lower than their career marks. All are HOFers. Name them
9 - who is Robin Roberts?
13 - who is Reggie Jackson?
16 - who is Bob Feller?
23 - who is Earl Averill
25 - who are Yaz, Cobb, Gwynn, Wagner, Speaker, Ted Williams, DiMaggio, and Anson.
edit: Roberts is correct for #9 but not #10
6 --who is Yogi
7. Who is Bunning
8. Who is Ted Williams
9. Who is Don Drysdale
10. Who is Koufax
16. Who is Feller
17. Who is Ozzie Smith
25. Who are Gwynn, Cobb, Hornsby, Boggs.
24. Who is Joe Dimaggio?
Correct
Bunning, and Smith are correct, as are the previously answered Gwynn and Cobb
23- no
24 - correct,but only because I phrased the question poorly. Who played CF for the Indians.
edit: I think you reversed the numbers, unless you thought Joe McCarthy was playing CF in 1946
1 - Played for 3 different franchises in the same city in a 3 year span.
2 - Gave up Hank Aaron's first AL home run
3 - Gave up Babe Ruth's first NL home run.
4 - Gave up Babe Ruth's first Yankee home run
5 - Last manager of the KC A's - Appling
6 - Hit first pinch hit HR in World Series history. - Berra
7 - First man to pitch for both leagues in the ASG. - Bunning
8 - First player to hit 2 HR in an ASG.
9 - First man to throw a pitch on artificial turf. - Roberts
10 - First winning pitcher on artificial turf
11 - These two HOF pitchers faced each other in both their respective final games
12 - Last 2 players to out homer another team, both did it in the same season.
13 - Struck out 4 times in one ASG
14 - Only 2 player-managers in an ASG
15 - First ASG RBI
16 - Youngest pitcher to throw a no-hitter
17 - Switch hitter, his first left handed home of his career was a walk off in an LCS - Smith
18 - First man to hit 60 home runs in a season in professional baseball
19 - Only 2 players to lead the league in HR and SB in the same season
20 - Only 2 pitchers to win consecutive ASGs
21 - Most World Series games without a home run
22 - Only pitcher to give up a HR to Ruth in 1927 and a hit to DiMaggio during his streak.
23 - Played CF for the Indians during Bob Feller's no hitter of the Yankees in 1946
24 - This players ejection allowed that player to make his only MLB game appearance
25 - 8 players have won batting titles with averages lower than their career marks. All are HOFers. Name them - Cobb, Gwynn, ?,?,?,?,?,?
Ah, good catch, but no. this guy played for team A in year 1, team B in year 2, and team C in year 3.
2 - Bert Blyleven
3 - Dizzy Dean
10 - Sandy Koufax
21- A-FRAUD!
21. Rizzuto
no to all
Correct on both
no and no.
No, I thought the "that" in Question 24 referred to the player who played centerfield in Question 23. And that a Hall of Famer made his only appearance in a big league game due to an ejection of another Hall of Famer. Since I didn't recall who was managing Cleveland in 1946, McCarthy seemed like the most logical answer (based on the thought that most Hall of Famers have more than one career appearance).
Eliminates him from my All-Unsigned Team
C Ivan Rodriguez
1B Derrek Lee
2B Aaron Miles
3B Miguel Tejada
SS Edgar Renteria
LF Raul Ibanez
CF Johnny Damon (I know, he doesn't play here anymore, but there is no one left)
RF JD Drew
DH Manny Ramirez
Bench: C Jason Varitek, IF Felipe Lopez, OF Magglio Ordonez, DH Vlad Guerrero, DH Hideki Matsui
SP Roy Oswalt
SP Javier Vazquez
SP Chris Young
SP Tim Wakefield
SP Ross Ohlendorf
RP David Aardsma
RP Mike Wuertz
RP Danys Baez
RP Sergio Mitre
RP Arthur Rhodes
RP Mike Gonzalez
RP Jason Isringhausen
DL - Rich Harden
1 - Played for 3 different franchises in the same city in a 3 year span.
2 - Gave up Hank Aaron's first AL home run
3 - Gave up Babe Ruth's first NL home run.
4 - Gave up Babe Ruth's first Yankee home run
5 - Last manager of the KC A's - Appling
6 - Hit first pinch hit HR in World Series history. - Berra
7 - First man to pitch for both leagues in the ASG. - Bunning
8 - First player to hit 2 HR in an ASG.
9 - First man to throw a pitch on artificial turf. - Roberts
10 - First winning pitcher on artificial turf
11 - These two HOF pitchers faced each other in both their respective final games
12 - Last 2 players to out homer another team, both did it in the same season.
13 - Struck out 4 times in one ASG
14 - Only 2 player-managers in an ASG
15 - First ASG RBI
16 - Youngest pitcher to throw a no-hitter
17 - Switch hitter, his first left handed home of his career was a walk off in an LCS - Smith
18 - First man to hit 60 home runs in a season in professional baseball
19 - Only 2 players to lead the league in HR and SB in the same season - Cobb and Klein
20 - Only 2 pitchers to win consecutive ASGs
21 - Most World Series games without a home run - Frisch
22 - Only pitcher to give up a HR to Ruth in 1927 and a hit to DiMaggio during his streak.
23 - Played CF for the Indians during Bob Feller's no hitter of the Yankees in 1946
24 - This players ejection allowed that player to make his only MLB game appearance - Mize and Alston
25 - 8 players have won batting titles with averages lower than their career marks. All are HOFers. Name them - Cobb, Gwynn, ?,?,?,?,?,?
#14 is Joe Cronin and Bill Terry (1934). It could have happened in 1935 - Mickey Cochrane and Frankie Frisch were both eligible but neither played.
#20 is Don Drysdale and Bruce Sutter.
-- MWE
EDIT: And I think #8 is Arky Vaughan.
In addition, I'm expecting extra credit for being the only one to phrase my guess as stipulated.
-- MWE
All correct
Flick is correct, Lajoie not so much
Correct
Correct
2 - Gave up Hank Aaron's first AL home run
3 - Gave up Babe Ruth's first NL home run.
4 - Gave up Babe Ruth's first Yankee home run
5 - Last manager of the KC A's - Appling
6 - Hit first pinch hit HR in World Series history. - Berra
7 - First man to pitch for both leagues in the ASG. - Bunning
8 - First player to hit 2 HR in an ASG. - Vaughan
9 - First man to throw a pitch on artificial turf. - Roberts
10 - First winning pitcher on artificial turf - Sutton
11 - These two HOF pitchers faced each other in both their respective final games - Mathewson and Brown
12 - Last 2 players to out homer another team, both did it in the same season.
13 - Struck out 4 times in one ASG
14 - Only 2 player-managers in an ASG - Cronin and Terry
15 - First ASG RBI
16 - Youngest pitcher to throw a no-hitter
17 - Switch hitter, his first left handed home of his career was a walk off in an LCS - Smith
18 - First man to hit 60 home runs in a season in professional baseball
19 - Only 2 players to lead the league in HR and SB in the same season - Cobb and Klein
20 - Only 2 pitchers to win consecutive ASGs - Drysdale and Sutter
21 - Most World Series games without a home run - Frisch
22 - Only pitcher to give up a HR to Ruth in 1927 and a hit to DiMaggio during his streak. - Grove
23 - Played CF for the Indians during Bob Feller's no hitter of the Yankees in 1946 - Lemon
24 - This players ejection allowed that player to make his only MLB game appearance - Mize and Alston
25 - 8 players have won batting titles with averages lower than their career marks. All are HOFers. Name them - Cobb, Gwynn, Williams, Carew, Flick,?,?,?
edit: # 46 is correct
-- MWE
Who are Mark McGwire and Andre Dawson?
"What is 'being a Mets fan', Alex!"
DING DING! "And you have control of the board!"
Coke to 42
Rousch is correct. Wheat is not.
McGwire and Dawson are wrong. The fewest Hrs hit by a MLB team in 1987 was 94.
#13-- Roberto Clemente
#16-- Amos Rusie
#15 is a pitcher, but I can't remember who.
Ruth and Klein did indeed accomplish the feat in 1929, but they weren't the last ones. Also, 3 other players out-homered another team in 1929.
Mize and Kiner are wrong.
All correct
No, not the last.
2 - Gave up Hank Aaron's first AL home run - Perry
3 - Gave up Babe Ruth's first NL home run.
4 - Gave up Babe Ruth's first Yankee home run
5 - Last manager of the KC A's - Appling
6 - Hit first pinch hit HR in World Series history. - Berra
7 - First man to pitch for both leagues in the ASG. - Bunning
8 - First player to hit 2 HR in an ASG. - Vaughan
9 - First man to throw a pitch on artificial turf. - Roberts
10 - First winning pitcher on artificial turf - Sutton
11 - These two HOF pitchers faced each other in both their respective final games - Mathewson and Brown
12 - Last 2 players to out homer another team, both did it in the same season.
13 - Struck out 4 times in one ASG - Clemente
14 - Only 2 player-managers in an ASG - Cronin and Terry
15 - First ASG RBI
16 - Youngest pitcher to throw a no-hitter - Rusie
17 - Switch hitter, his first left handed home of his career was a walk off in an LCS - Smith
18 - First man to hit 60 home runs in a season in professional baseball - Lazzeri
19 - Only 2 players to lead the league in HR and SB in the same season - Cobb and Klein
20 - Only 2 pitchers to win consecutive ASGs - Drysdale and Sutter
21 - Most World Series games without a home run - Frisch
22 - Only pitcher to give up a HR to Ruth in 1927 and a hit to DiMaggio during his streak. - Grove
23 - Played CF for the Indians during Bob Feller's no hitter of the Yankees in 1946 - Lemon
24 - This players ejection allowed that player to make his only MLB game appearance - Mize and Alston
25 - 8 players have won batting titles with averages lower than their career marks. All are HOFers. Name them - Cobb, Gwynn, Williams, Carew, Flick, Rousch,?,?
EDIT: Nope, not even close.
No. Maris isn't a HOFer...yet
EDIT: Okay, he gets Gomez, and give me Hubbell.
Son of a #####. So he did. My bad.
No
edit: To clarify, they both did it, but weren't the last.
There goes the balata ball theory.
Yeah, but it didn't go far.
Hint for #1. His three different teams were in three different leagues. It could be NY, but it might not be.
cheater
The dome had natural grass it's first year.
None of the 3 were minor leagues.
question: Would Martin Dihigo qualify as an answer to this? I think he played for a couple of different clubs within Havana during a 3-year period (though in the same league, I think, so he's probably not who you're looking for).
EDIT: on a cuban baseball kick right now, which is the only reason I suddenly thought of this
DOUBLEEDIT: Charleston might actually qualify under that, too, now that I think of it (though, again, cuban league teams => same league)
Here's one I thought of adding, but figured it would be too obscure. The answer is a HOFer.
First player to hit into an All Cuban triple play. The batter was not Cuban, but all the fielders involved were.
Well??!! Out with it, knave!
Ok, looks like I totally screwed the pooch on this one, as the answer I was looking for was Dan Brouthers. Ward and Kelly are also correct. Both Brouthers and Kelly played for tth Boston NL, PL, and AA teams in 1889, 1890, and 1891. Ward for NY NL, Brooklyn PL, and Brooklyn NL in those same 3 years.
There ya go! Now if we can somehow disqualify Kelly.
How's this: Played exclusively in one city for 3 consecutive years, but for 3 different franchises? Eliminates Kelly and Maglie, and Ward on the same city technicality.
Whitey Herzog, if I can remember the answer to this one correctly.
Wow! Very nice.
2 - Gave up Hank Aaron's first AL home run - Perry
3 - Gave up Babe Ruth's first NL home run. - Carl Hubbell
4 - Gave up Babe Ruth's first Yankee home run
5 - Last manager of the KC A's - Appling
6 - Hit first pinch hit HR in World Series history. - Berra
7 - First man to pitch for both leagues in the ASG. - Bunning
8 - First player to hit 2 HR in an ASG. - Vaughan
9 - First man to throw a pitch on artificial turf. - Roberts
10 - First winning pitcher on artificial turf - Sutton
11 - These two HOF pitchers faced each other in both their respective final games - Mathewson and Brown
12 - Last 2 players to out homer another team in his own league, both did it in the same season.
13 - Struck out 4 times in one ASG - Clemente
14 - Only 2 player-managers in an ASG - Cronin and Terry
15 - First ASG RBI - Lefty Gomez
16 - Youngest pitcher to throw a no-hitter - Rusie
17 - Switch hitter, his first left handed home of his career was a walk off in an LCS - Smith
18 - First man to hit 60 home runs in a season in professional baseball - Lazzeri
19 - Only 2 players to lead the league in HR and SB in the same season - Cobb and Klein
20 - Only 2 pitchers to win consecutive ASGs - Drysdale and Sutter
21 - Most World Series games without a home run - Frisch
22 - Only pitcher to give up a HR to Ruth in 1927 and a hit to DiMaggio during his streak. - Grove
23 - Played CF for the Indians during Bob Feller's no hitter of the Yankees in 1946 - Lemon
24 - This players ejection allowed that player to make his only MLB game appearance - Mize and Alston
25 - 8 players have won batting titles with averages lower than their career marks. All are HOFers. Name them - Cobb, Gwynn, Williams, Carew, Flick, Rousch,?,?
Whitey Herzog. Pascual-Valdievelso-??? I think were the fielders.
EDIT: Dammit! Coke to Arjun
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