I 92’s Baseball Trivia....Hall of Fame thread

posted by O-Trap

QUESTION #26

This Hall of Fame pitcher once led the league with the lowest ERA for a starting pitcher and still managed a winning percentage of just .333 (2.76 ERA, 8-16 record).  Who was it? 

That’s 1987 Nolan Ryan....struck out like 275 that year I think as well

posted by Ironman92

That’s 1987 Nolan Ryan....struck out like 275 that year I think as well

Yep.  Such a badass with so little support.

QUESTION #27:

This Hall of Fame pitcher with a top-ten career ERA owes much of his pitch movement to a farming accident when he was a child.

posted by O-Trap

QUESTION #27:

This Hall of Fame pitcher with a top-ten career ERA owes much of his pitch movement to a farming accident when he was a child.

No clue

Mordecai 3 Finger Brown?

HINT: The accident resulted the loss of one and a half fingers.

Lol I’m quitting on that one. I’ll have some HOF ones tomorrow 

Thanks for your questions Otrap I enjoyed them. Feel free to jump in just make sure you let us know if HOF or not. All mine on this thread will be.

posted by Ironman92

Mordecai 3 Finger Brown?

This is it.  Hall of Famer Mordecai Brown.

Thanks for letting me chime in with these.  I'll be sure to do that going forward.

NOT HOF, but didnt want to start another thread.

• Since 1980, 8 players have finished top-5 in the MVP voting 4 or more times -- without a win. Name them.

Manny Ramirez

Mike Piazza

Kirby Puckett

Eddie Murray

Sheffield, McGriff, Gary Carter 🤷🏻‍♂️, Jack Clark, Strawberry, Jeter, Vlad?, Alomar, Bell

Just a bunch of guesses

Will Clark

Kershaw, Verlander, Rivera

Bernie Williams

Bobby Bonilla

Greg Vaughn

Ortiz for sure

Joe Mauer?

posted by O-Trap

Manny Ramirez

Mike Piazza

Kirby Puckett

Eddie Murray

Murray with 6 is leader. Piazza and Manny 4 each. Puckett just missed with some 5-10 places and 3 top 5.

posted by justincredible

Will Clark

Yep. 4

posted by Ironman92

Sheffield, McGriff, Gary Carter 🤷🏻‍♂️, Jack Clark, Strawberry, Jeter, Vlad?, Alomar, Bell

Just a bunch of guesses

No to all. Sheffield had 3. Vlad won one, otherwise would’ve qualified with 4. Bell had 3, but also a win. Jeter had 3. 

posted by justincredible

Bernie Williams

Nope

posted by justincredible

Bobby Bonilla

Back to back, but that’s it.

posted by justincredible

Greg Vaughn

Also back to back top 5, and I believe another.  But not 4.

posted by Ironman92

Ortiz for sure

Joe Mauer?

Ortiz yes. Mauer won one, but also only had 2.

So we have 5

• Murray - 6
• Ortiz - 5
• Manny - 4
• Piazza - 4
• Will Clark - 4

3 more to go.