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Sunday Morning Trivia II
« on: February 15, 2009, 09:41:23 am »
Stepping away from Astros trivia this time.  Since 1950, only one HOF batter has a career BA of over .400 against a HOF pitcher.  Who is the hitter and who is the pitcher?

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Re: Sunday Morning Trivia II
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2009, 09:56:23 am »
WAG: Ted Williams and Lefty Gomez 

ETA: Oh, since 1950... nevermind.
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Re: Sunday Morning Trivia II
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2009, 09:59:08 am »
Stepping away from Astros trivia this time.  Since 1950, only one HOF batter has a career BA of over .400 against a HOF pitcher.  Who is the hitter and who is the pitcher?


Total WAG:  Hank Aaron against Bob Gibson.
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Re: Sunday Morning Trivia II
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2009, 10:07:20 am »

Total WAG:  Hank Aaron against Bob Gibson.

No, he hit .215.   I can't imagine anyone hitting .400 against Gibson.

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Re: Sunday Morning Trivia II
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2009, 10:08:28 am »
WAG II: Catfish Hunter and Rod Carew
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Re: Sunday Morning Trivia II
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2009, 10:09:02 am »
Stepping away from Astros trivia this time.  Since 1950, only one HOF batter has a career BA of over .400 against a HOF pitcher.  Who is the hitter and who is the pitcher?

Forgot to throw a minimum number of AB's.  At least 100 AB's.

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Re: Sunday Morning Trivia II
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2009, 10:10:29 am »
WAG II: Catfish Hunter and Rod Carew

.349 average, but good guess.

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Re: Sunday Morning Trivia II
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2009, 10:11:02 am »
Aaron and Koufax?

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Re: Sunday Morning Trivia II
« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2009, 10:25:25 am »
Aaron and Koufax?

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Good guess.  Aaron hit Koufax well, but not .400.  He hit him at a .362 clip.

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Re: Sunday Morning Trivia II
« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2009, 10:29:49 am »
George Brett and Ferguson Jenkins?
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Re: Sunday Morning Trivia II
« Reply #10 on: February 15, 2009, 10:31:57 am »
George Brett and Ferguson Jenkins?

Only .268.  You're looking for 2 career NL players.

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Re: Sunday Morning Trivia II
« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2009, 10:38:53 am »
Only .268.  You're looking for 2 career NL players.


WAG III:  Willie Stargell and Tom Seaver.
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Re: Sunday Morning Trivia II
« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2009, 10:40:35 am »

WAG III:  Willie Stargell and Tom Seaver.

Only .260.  I'll narrow it down a bit.  LHP and RH hitter.

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Re: Sunday Morning Trivia II
« Reply #13 on: February 15, 2009, 10:44:45 am »
Is the pitcher Spahn?

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Re: Sunday Morning Trivia II
« Reply #14 on: February 15, 2009, 10:45:35 am »
Gwynn and Carlton?
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Re: Sunday Morning Trivia II
« Reply #15 on: February 15, 2009, 10:51:47 am »
Only .260.  I'll narrow it down a bit.  LHP and RH hitter.


Well that narrows it down to three possible pitchers.  I'll go with...

Willie Mays against Steve Carlton.
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Re: Sunday Morning Trivia II
« Reply #16 on: February 15, 2009, 11:00:16 am »
Roberto Clemente against Warren Spahn.
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Re: Sunday Morning Trivia II
« Reply #17 on: February 15, 2009, 11:10:04 am »
Gwynn hit RH
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Re: Sunday Morning Trivia II
« Reply #18 on: February 15, 2009, 11:11:10 am »
Meant LH
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Re: Sunday Morning Trivia II
« Reply #19 on: February 15, 2009, 11:11:38 am »
Roberto Clemente against Warren Spahn.

Ding! Ding! Ding!  Clemente had a lifetime BA of .415 against Warren Spahn.

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Re: Sunday Morning Trivia II
« Reply #20 on: February 15, 2009, 04:58:12 pm »
Checked out some of Oswalt's stats against players around the league and found that Dan Uggla is 0-for-13 against Roy, the most by far of any active player.  Pedro Feliz is hitting .452,  Mark DeRosa .435, Michael Barrett .375 with only 1 HBP (far too low a number), Neifi Perez .407, Jason Bay .355 and Ryan Howard .471 just to name a few. 

Josh Willingham has faced Roy 15 times and has been plunked 3 times.  Jason LaRue also has been hit 3 times but in 34 plate appearances.  Pujols and Adam Dunn have each hit 4 HR's off him.  He struck out Jim Edmonds the most, 20 times.  He faced Sammy the Clown 33 times , struck him out 15 times, allowed only 4 hits and never walked him.  He owned Sammy.