Wednesday non-political thread - Sports Trivia

[Mike Honcho 4,017]

You know the rules, you get the answer right, you get to ask the next questions.   

Who joined Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, and Honus Wagner in the MLB Hall of Fame's inaugural class in 1936?

[Vikings4ever 496]

Christy Matthewson?

[Cruzer 1,992]

I would have guessed CM as well.

[Bier Meister 1,513]

sammy sosa?

[Voltaire 4,556]

It is Christy Matthewson. But I didn't know that. I looked it up then kept my yapper shut because that was cheating. My guess was Roger Hornsby.

[Cruzer 1,992]

Ken Burns Baseball is an all time classic. Anyone who's not seen it is missing out.

He does a fascinating segment on Mathewson, the 'Christian Gentleman'.

[Mike Honcho 4,017]

20 minutes ago, Vikings4ever said:

Christy Matthewson?

You are correct---sorry for the holdup, really busy at work(pisses me off when work interferes with my goofing around on the internet time).   You get the next question.

I got this one wrong too, thought it had to be Cy Young.   

[Vikings4ever 496]

What two current MLB teams have been the Washington Senators?

[crackattack 513]

1 minute ago, Vikings4ever said:

What two current MLB teams have been the Washington Senators?

Tampa and Toronto??

[Cruzer 1,992]

2 minutes ago, Vikings4ever said:

What two current MLB teams have been the Washington Senators?

Texas Rangers for one.

[posty 2,296]

40 minutes ago, Vikings4ever said:

What two current MLB teams have been the Washington Senators?

Twins and Rangers?

[Vikings4ever 496]

Just now, posty said:

Twins and Rangers?

Correct

[posty 2,296]

A recent news item...

What six pitchers have thrown at least three no-hitters in Major League baseball?

[Cruzer 1,992]

21 minutes ago, posty said:

A recent news item...

What six pitchers have thrown at least three no-hitters in Major League baseball?

Not sure how anyone is gonna know all 6 w/out looking it up..... that one's a bit much.

[Mike Honcho 4,017]

26 minutes ago, posty said:

A recent news item...

What six pitchers have thrown at least three no-hitters in Major League baseball?

Verlander, Koufax, Ryan, for sure...

Matheson, Young  and ????

[posty 2,296]

5 minutes ago, Cruzer said:

Not sure how anyone is gonna know all 6 w/out looking it up..... that one's a bit much.

Okay...  Name at least four of them...  That should be easy...

[posty 2,296]

1 minute ago, Mike Honcho said:

Verlander, Koufax, Ryan, for sure...

Matheson, Young  and ????

Verlander, Ryan, Koufax and Young are correct...

[Mike Honcho 4,017]

Feel like I'm missing at least one much more recent pitcher.   I'll try Walter Johnson, if that's not one of them, then somebody has to get the last 2

[posty 2,296]

3 minutes ago, Mike Honcho said:

Feel like I'm missing at least one much more recent pitcher.   I'll try Walter Johnson, if that's not one of them, then somebody has to get the last 2

Nope, not Walter Johnson...

One is Larry Corcoran who pitched from 1880-1887 (that was the one I had no idea about)...  The other pitched from 1936–1941 and 1945–1956...

[Cruzer 1,992]

5 minutes ago, posty said:

Okay...  Name at least four of them...  That should be easy...

I only had Ryan, Verlander and Koufax.

Guessing some old timers - 3 Finger Brown, Mathewson? Or maybe Seaver, Randy Johnson?

[Cruzer 1,992]

1 minute ago, posty said:

Nope, not Walter Johnson...

One is Larry Corcoran who pitched from 1880-1887 (that was the one I had no idea about)...  The other pitched from 1936–1941 and 1945–1956...

Grover Alexander?

[posty 2,296]

Nope on yours...

He pitched for the Cleveland Indians and is in the Hall of Fame...

[sderk 1,040]

1 hour ago, Bier Meister said:

sammy sosa?

 It was either sosa or peter Frampton. I can't remember which.

[Mike Honcho 4,017]

2 minutes ago, Cruzer said:

Grover Alexander?

Maybe Dizzy Dean for the Cards, that's the right era. 

ETA..nope it's a Indians pitcher....jeez, it shouldn't be hard to name great Indian pitchers...how many can their be.

[ZeroTolerance 582]

1 minute ago, posty said:

Nope on yours...

He pitched for the Cleveland Indians and is in the Hall of Fame...

Feller? 

[Mike Honcho 4,017]

1 minute ago, ZeroTolerance said:

Feller? 

That's got to  be it...

[posty 2,296]

Just now, ZeroTolerance said:

Feller? 

Correct, Bob Feller is the last one of the six...

So Verlander, Ryan, Young, Feller, Koufax and Larry Corcoran...

[Cruzer 1,992]

Feller was a good guess.

I'm surprised Randy Johnson isn't on the list.... Or even Pedro and Clemens - how many did they have?  

[Mike Honcho 4,017]

I don't think Clemens ever had one, pretty

[Mike Honcho 4,017]

Since I got four, I'll throw this one out...

Only 2 non-kickers have played in more than 300 NFL games....name em.

[posty 2,296]

Just now, Mike Honcho said:

Since I got four, I'll throw this one out...

Only 2 non-kickers have played in more than 300 NFL games....name em.

Favre would be one for sure...

[Cruzer 1,992]

Clay Matthews, Darrell Green?

Damnit - meant Bruce Matthews.

[Mike Honcho 4,017]

1 minute ago, posty said:

Favre would be one for sure...

[ZeroTolerance 582]

6 minutes ago, Cruzer said:

Feller was a good guess.

I'm surprised Randy Johnson isn't on the list.... Or even Pedro and Clemens - how many did they have?  

I don't recall Pedro or Clemens with a no hitter. 

[fandandy 3,311]

1 minute ago, posty said:

Favre would be one for sure...

And Tom Brady prolly.

[patweisers44 697]

12 minutes ago, Cruzer said:

I only had Ryan, Verlander and Koufax.

Guessing some old timers - 3 Finger Brown, Mathewson? Or maybe Seaver, Randy Johnson?

With a nickname like that, old Mordecai had to be a hit with the ladies. 

[posty 2,296]

5 minutes ago, Cruzer said:

Feller was a good guess.

I'm surprised Randy Johnson isn't on the list.... Or even Pedro and Clemens - how many did they have?  

Randy Johnson had two no-hitters, one being perfect...  Pedro and Clemens never had one...

Pedro went nine perfect in 1995, but it was still tied and went ten innings...

[Cruzer 1,992]

1 minute ago, ZeroTolerance said:

I don't recall Pedro or Clemens with a no hitter. 

Seriously? Wow, that' shocking.. Both were dominant, unhittable pitchers when on.

[posty 2,296]

1 minute ago, fandandy said:

And Tom Brady prolly.

Wasn't there a lineman that was around 300?  I mean they would have to be in the game for almost 19 years...

[Cruzer 1,992]

2 minutes ago, patweisers44 said:

With a nickname like that, old Mordecai had to be a hit with the ladies. 

I'm pretty sure he invented the Shocker.