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Correct!!!! And you get extra marks for not guessing Marty.
Howe was +87 in the 1985-86 season, when Gretzky scored 215 points. His teammate, the late great Brad McCrimmon was +86, while Gretzky was third at +71.
I know of three Major League pitchers who pitched 100 or more innings in each of five consecutive seasons without starting any games during the streak.
Name as many as you can, which may be more than three.
Fingers pitched 100+ innings every year from 1969 - 78, but he started a total of 37 games in 1979-74, including 4 complete games.
Marshall pitched 100+ innings from 1971-75, and again in 1979. His totals of 106 games pitched and 208 1/3 relief innings pitched in 1974 are records unlikely to be surpassed.
Ward pitched 100+ innings from 1988-92, (age 24- 28 seasons). He pitched 2 2/3 innings after age 30.
Sutter pitched 100+ innings in 5 different seasons, but never more than 2 consecutively, (1977, 79, 80, 82 and 84). He came 1 1/3 innings short in 1979, and the strike in 1981 limited him to 82 1/3 innings in 2/3 of a season.
Kent Tekulve pitched 100+ innings in 1976-79, 1982, and 1986-87.
The 1981 strike also kept Dan Quisenberry off this list. He pitched 100+ in 1980 and 1982-85.
Name as many as you can, which may be more than three.
Three Correct!; two Nope.
Fingers pitched 100+ innings every year from 1969 - 78, but he started a total of 37 games in 1979-74, including 4 complete games.
Marshall pitched 100+ innings from 1971-75, and again in 1979. His totals of 106 games pitched and 208 1/3 relief innings pitched in 1974 are records unlikely to be surpassed.
Ward pitched 100+ innings from 1988-92, (age 24- 28 seasons). He pitched 2 2/3 innings after age 30.
Sutter pitched 100+ innings in 5 different seasons, but never more than 2 consecutively, (1977, 79, 80, 82 and 84). He came 1 1/3 innings short in 1979, and the strike in 1981 limited him to 82 1/3 innings in 2/3 of a season.
Kent Tekulve pitched 100+ innings in 1976-79, 1982, and 1986-87.
The 1981 strike also kept Dan Quisenberry off this list. He pitched 100+ in 1980 and 1982-85.
Excluding anyone who played entirely before the Expansion Era, (ie: Pre-1961), I can think of only one Major League pitcher who tossed 200 or more innings in each of his last six seasons.
Mark Buehrle came 1 1/3 innings short of performing this feat in each of his last 14 seasons.
Clues about the correct answer:
He played for eight different teams during his 19 season career.
Twice in his career he was traded, (alone, or as the primary player in a multi-player package), for a future member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The sculptor of this statue has the same name, but with first and last names transposed.
What's his name?
Alexander was the centerpiece of a December, 1971 trade from the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Baltimore Orioles in which the Dodgers acquired Frank Robinson.
In July, 1986, the Blue Jays traded him to the Atlanta Braves for Duane Ward.
In August, 1987, the Braves traded him to the Detroit Tigers for AA pitcher John Smoltz. Alexander was 9-0 in 11 starts for the '87 Tigers, but 0-2 in the post season.
Mark Buehrle came 1 1/3 innings short of performing this feat in each of his last 14 seasons.
Clues about the correct answer:
He played for eight different teams during his 19 season career.
Twice in his career he was traded, (alone, or as the primary player in a multi-player package), for a future member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The sculptor of this statue has the same name, but with first and last names transposed.
What's his name?
Correct!
Alexander was the centerpiece of a December, 1971 trade from the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Baltimore Orioles in which the Dodgers acquired Frank Robinson.
In July, 1986, the Blue Jays traded him to the Atlanta Braves for Duane Ward.
In August, 1987, the Braves traded him to the Detroit Tigers for AA pitcher John Smoltz. Alexander was 9-0 in 11 starts for the '87 Tigers, but 0-2 in the post season.
Correct. He stayed until the end of the 1989 season. The late Jim Clancy is the second longest serving original Jay.
Who hit a single in his last at bat of the 1972 Major League Baseball season, breaking a season-long 56 at bat hitless streak?
Stump.
Stump.
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Athletics' rookie Carlos Cortes did something in the August 10, 2025 game which has probably never been done before in a Major League game, despite playing only two innings, having no fielding chances, and no plate appearances.
What did he do?
Stump.
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Which often-injured outfielder has the highest has the highest lifetime* stolen base success rate in Major League baseball history?
*Excludes any player born in the 19th century, as statistics may be unreliable; at one time a player was credited with a stolen base if he went from first base to third on a single.
Answered correctly by K Douglas.
*Excludes any player born in the 19th century, as statistics may be unreliable; at one time a player was credited with a stolen base if he went from first base to third on a single.
Answered correctly by K Douglas.
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Who am I?
I was selected in the 31st round of the Major League Baseball draft, (selection #595). After signing, I advanced from Rookie League through A and AA in my first professional season, and made my Major League debut the following season.
I pitched my first no-hitter ten days after my 25th birthday.
I pitched 200+ innings for four consecutive seasons, but less than 162 total innings after my 28th birthday.
As the General Manager of the team on which I finished my Big League career, I helmed one World Championship team.
I hold the Major League record, (tied by Aaron Judge), for having struck out in 37 consecutive games played. For my career, I struck out in 62.7% of my at bats.
Answered correctly by tml.
I was selected in the 31st round of the Major League Baseball draft, (selection #595). After signing, I advanced from Rookie League through A and AA in my first professional season, and made my Major League debut the following season.
I pitched my first no-hitter ten days after my 25th birthday.
I pitched 200+ innings for four consecutive seasons, but less than 162 total innings after my 28th birthday.
As the General Manager of the team on which I finished my Big League career, I helmed one World Championship team.
I hold the Major League record, (tied by Aaron Judge), for having struck out in 37 consecutive games played. For my career, I struck out in 62.7% of my at bats.
Answered correctly by tml.
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