  Lefty2 Member Username: Lefty2 Post Number: 2868 Registered: 07-2007 |
whose was the tigers manager before sparky? | ||
Lefty2 Member Username: Lefty2 Post Number: 2869 Registered: 07-2007 |
Who are the only people in the baseball hall of fame who never played, managed or announced a game. | ||
Blksoul_x Member Username: Blksoul_x Post Number: 391 Registered: 06-2007 |
Ralph(ck spell)Hauk? blksoul_atcha! paint the white house Black o8' | ||
Blksoul_x Member Username: Blksoul_x Post Number: 392 Registered: 06-2007 |
The answer to Question 2 has to be...umpires? blksoul_atcha! paint the white house Black o8' | ||
Firstandten Member Username: Firstandten Post Number: 502 Registered: 05-2006 |
Here's a easy one for you... The candidate to be the next mayor of Detroit Dave Bing turned out to be one of the greatest players in the NBA. Why was the fan base here not totally happy when the Pistons drafted him ? | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2323 Registered: 04-2008 |
Question #1 Dick Tracewski (Les Moss would have been the regular full time manager before Sparky Tracy may have had the "interim" title assigned to him for the 2 games he managed) Question #2 - Umpires,Owners & Writers (Message edited by zitro on November 14, 2008) | ||
Kenp Member Username: Kenp Post Number: 1294 Registered: 03-2006 |
#2 Morganna the kissing Bandit? | ||
Lefty2 Member Username: Lefty2 Post Number: 2879 Registered: 07-2007 |
1) Zitro is correct, Les Moss, you win 10 points. 2) Abbot and Costello, who's on first! No one got it? A must see for any baseball fan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =sShMA85pv8M | ||
Zephyrprocess Member Username: Zephyrprocess Post Number: 651 Registered: 08-2006 |
FirstAndTen: because the Knicks had already snatched up Cazzie | ||
Firstandten Member Username: Firstandten Post Number: 504 Registered: 05-2006 |
Zephyrprocess, funny thing after the Pistons lost the coin flip people thought the Knicks would still take the Syracuse hot shot. The Pistons really won out on that one. | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2334 Registered: 04-2008 |
Which Detroit twirler was the only ambidextrous pitcher and what was his nickname and what baseball tradition was he credited for starting? | ||
The_rock Member Username: The_rock Post Number: 2465 Registered: 11-2003 |
What was Detroit's only Jewish battery? | ||
_sj_ Member Username: _sj_ Post Number: 2792 Registered: 12-2003 |
quote: Only as in only in the history of MLB, becuase I can recall one who pitched for the Expos and i think it was the only time in the 20th century. The Detroit Lions on what date were the only time the wore their away jerseys at home. | ||
Firstandten Member Username: Firstandten Post Number: 509 Registered: 05-2006 |
Zitro give us a hint !! | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2337 Registered: 04-2008 |
He pitched before Ty Cobb arrived on the scene in Detroit | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2338 Registered: 04-2008 |
sj- If there was another pitcher who was ambidextrous I wasn't trying to mislead anyone. Let's refine the question to the only Detroit pitcher then. | ||
_sj_ Member Username: _sj_ Post Number: 2796 Registered: 12-2003 |
No biggie, I was just confused because the player I was thinking of didn't play for the Tigers as far as I could remember. | ||
Thnk2mch Member Username: Thnk2mch Post Number: 1445 Registered: 02-2006 |
quote: Al Kaline? | ||
Lefty2 Member Username: Lefty2 Post Number: 2902 Registered: 07-2007 |
are referring to the great Hank Greenberg | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2342 Registered: 04-2008 |
A battery is a combination of pitcher & catcher. Larry & Norm Sherry could be the answer but I'm not sure if Norm played for the Tigers (Message edited by zitro on November 17, 2008) | ||
Lefty2 Member Username: Lefty2 Post Number: 2903 Registered: 07-2007 |
thats it! | ||
Chuckjav Member Username: Chuckjav Post Number: 1112 Registered: 09-2007 |
LOVE the Sports Trivia Questions! Without giving too much information, in this age of Google - here is one of my all-time favorites: Please identify the pitchers that joined forces to pitch a no-hitter, and LOST (2-1)...versus Detroit, in the spring of 1967 | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2344 Registered: 04-2008 |
No google needed on this one Stu Miller and Steve Barber who pitched for Baltimore. Still looking for the answer to my question. More hints? | ||
Chuckjav Member Username: Chuckjav Post Number: 1113 Registered: 09-2007 |
Zitro....You Do-Not Mess Around; that was a quick & correct response! Try this one: Name the Tiger who - in 1970 - hit what would have been a grand-slam....but....was called out for passing the runner between first and second base. (Message edited by chuckjav on November 18, 2008) | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2345 Registered: 04-2008 |
Good question Chuck, that one's going to require a little research I'll take a flyer on Ike Brown before I do though (Message edited by zitro on November 18, 2008) | ||
Chuckjav Member Username: Chuckjav Post Number: 1114 Registered: 09-2007 |
Zitro....always nice to hear someone mention Ike Brown. Your research will soon reveal the correct answer - I have have faith in you! | ||
Chuckjav Member Username: Chuckjav Post Number: 1115 Registered: 09-2007 |
Zitro...My internet research reveals that Detroit's All-Jewish battery consisted of Pitcher Saul Rogovin & Catcher Joe Ginsberg - way back in 1951 | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2346 Registered: 04-2008 |
Nice catch, never heard of either of them. | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2348 Registered: 04-2008 |
July 9, 1970: Dalton Jones of the Detroit Tigers loses a grand slam against the Boston Red Sox when he passes teammate Don Wert on the base paths. Jones pinch hits for Jim Price and belts a 2-2 pitch from Vincente Romo into the RF upper deck for a grand slam. However, he passes Wert between first and second and is called out, ending up with a 3-RBI single | ||
Chuckjav Member Username: Chuckjav Post Number: 1120 Registered: 09-2007 |
Zitro...There You Go! I always thought of Dalton Jones as a "junior" Norm Cash | ||
Gary Member Username: Gary Post Number: 366 Registered: 02-2004 |
This one is pretty easy to research... Anybody remember the last U of D Titan to play in the NFL? | ||
The_rock Member Username: The_rock Post Number: 2467 Registered: 11-2003 |
You nailed it chuckjav, the answer to my question regarding the Tigers'Jewish battery. Saul Rogavin on the mound and Joe Ginsberg behind the plate. If jjaba was not on another extended vacation, he probably would have chimed in with that answer, too! He is Jewish and I remember stumping him with that question when we attended a ball game one night. I attended a few of those games when those two players were in the lineup. And thanks to Zitro for explaining what a battery is | ||
Chuckjav Member Username: Chuckjav Post Number: 1121 Registered: 09-2007 |
The_rock....thank you for the opportunity. I too miss jjaba; until his triumphant return, I shall do my best to serve as interim resident-Jewish dude. PS loved the response of Al Kaline to the Jewish battery question. I doubt that Big Al spent any time in Hebrew school...but he was & is one helluva battery. ;-) | ||
Chuckjav Member Username: Chuckjav Post Number: 1122 Registered: 09-2007 |
Preface: This sports question has nothing to do with Detroit....but....since I've done well with the trivia questions, I want to throw this one out there: Please name the only major league baseball player to win a national championship in the javelin throw. Your hint is: this person remains the youngest male athlete ever to win a national title in a track & field event. | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2350 Registered: 04-2008 |
A clue for the ambidextrous pitcher. One of his nicknames was "The Count". | ||
Chuckjav Member Username: Chuckjav Post Number: 1127 Registered: 09-2007 |
Zitro....John Montefusco? | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2351 Registered: 04-2008 |
Chuck: This was my first hint. quote: | ||
Chuckjav Member Username: Chuckjav Post Number: 1131 Registered: 09-2007 |
Zitro...thanks for the heads-up; wow....back to the drawing board for me. | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2354 Registered: 04-2008 |
Read the question carefully, you don't want to trip on the bump. | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2355 Registered: 04-2008 |
We have a little baseball photo quiz going on in the St. Jude forum if you are interested. | ||
The_rock Member Username: The_rock Post Number: 2468 Registered: 11-2003 |
For you baseball trivia buffs ( like Zitro and chuckjav ) let me at least mention that one of my former law partners who now practices in Dearborn put out a "Tiger Trivia" baseball game several years ago. His dad was a long time employee of the Tiger organization and worked for several years in the locker room, knew all the players etc. He accumulated a great deal of "knowledge" (trivia !) about the Tigers, more than enough to have his son prepare a Tiger Trivia game quite like Trivial Pursuit. He got permission from the Tiger organization to have it put into production with the Tiger colors, the Tiger logo etc. He really did not have the time to market his creation, so it really did no sell as well as he hoped it would. But every now and then I get out my copy and review the different trivia cards (questions) and still marvel at the amount of Tiger trivia he acquired and made a part of his game. I note there is one of his "Tiger Trivia" games on eBay right now! | ||
Chuckjav Member Username: Chuckjav Post Number: 1139 Registered: 09-2007 |
The_rock....thank-you; I am running - sprinting - to eBay, right now. | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2365 Registered: 04-2008 |
Another hint on the ambidextrous pitcher. His name was coincidently mentioned on Mike & Mike this morning in the is Mike Mussina a Hall of Famer discussion. His career stats were: W-L 284-220 ERA-3.05 Strikeouts-1803 | ||
Chuckjav Member Username: Chuckjav Post Number: 1142 Registered: 09-2007 |
Zitro....the stats just sealed the deal; those career numbers belong to Tony Mullane | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2367 Registered: 04-2008 |
Very good Chuck, now there are 2 more parts to the question that needs to be answered. I gave you one of his nicknames but he had another. And what baseball tradition was he mainly responsible for starting? | ||
Chuckjav Member Username: Chuckjav Post Number: 1143 Registered: 09-2007 |
Zitro....you drive a hard bargain; I can't find much at all on Mullane. He was a ladies man and a tough customer with team owners - always demanding more money. Does the answer to your question have something to do with letting ladies in for free, whenever he pitched? | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2368 Registered: 04-2008 |
Very astute assumption. His nickname was "Apollo of the Box" and yes he was quite the dashing figure of his day. Baseball in an effort to boost attendance and trying to attract a more cerebral crowd created the first Ladies Day whenever he pitched. For those of you that are wondering he pitched for the Detroit Wolverines in the National league. | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2369 Registered: 04-2008 |
Gary: It looks to me that are were two U of D players who played in 1974. http://www.databasefootball.co m/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid =ALDERGRA01 http://www.databasefootball.co m/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid =DANEYGEO01 | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2370 Registered: 04-2008 |
This is a pretty cool website for different types of baseball info outside the boxscore including nicknames and grave locations. I've used this as a reference when traveling to seek out some of these graves, respectfully of course as macabre as it sounds. http://thedeadballera.com/ | ||
Gary Member Username: Gary Post Number: 367 Registered: 02-2004 |
You got it Zitro...Grady Alderman was the one I had in mind, he was the last "true Titan" because he finished his college career there. Daney ended up at Texas El Paso after U of D cancelled football in '65. | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2374 Registered: 04-2008 |
When did The Corner have 2 decks for Opening Day? | ||
The_rock Member Username: The_rock Post Number: 2470 Registered: 11-2003 |
I see that the Tiger Trivia game on eBay went for $19.38. Were you in the hunt Chuckjav? | ||
Chuckjav Member Username: Chuckjav Post Number: 1167 Registered: 09-2007 |
The_rock.....Rats & Double-Rats! I put up a bid of something like $18.98 and hoped for the best; looks like I should have paid closer attention. Oh Well | ||
Cheddar_bob Member Username: Cheddar_bob Post Number: 2185 Registered: 10-2003 |
lefty, Abbot & Costello have never been inducted into the base ball Hall of Fame. So the answer to your question is nobody. And giving Greenberg as an answer for a battery? And finally, to answer your original question, (Can anyone beat my detroit sports trivia knowledge)? Apparently yes, just about everybody can. |
