Mark Fidrych is #1

3 ruppert jones
6 lyman bostock
7 ken landreaux
10 captain and tenille?

Posted by beachhouse on 9/15/2020 5:01:00 PM (view original):
Mark Fidrych is #1

U got it... Fidrych was a legend.

Posted by coldfoot on 9/15/2020 5:11:00 PM (view original):
3 ruppert jones
6 lyman bostock
7 ken landreaux
10 captain and tenille?

Excellent... 4 out of 4...!
Bostock was still young and had a bunch of years left too.

Posted by npb7768 on 9/15/2020 5:15:00 PM (view original):
I have to step out for a while, but will check back in later tonight.

So, just need 2, 4, 5, 8, and 9.

These are very tough-- impressive that half are answered already.
Don't forget bonus question of Fidrych's favorite catcher.

i looked up a couple answers..... the brewers pitcher..... i'd think more actor than western actor.....
and blue jays first SP i'd think more one time dodgers SP than dodgers prospect...

but great job with quiz and hints.

The White Sox actually wore the shorts in three games in 1976. They won the first two, then lost the third.

2) - Bob Bailor..................................Don Baylor


Wasnt Fidrych's catcher Wockenfuss ??


5) Jim Colburn...............but the actor was James Coburn - no *L*

Man, my older brothers loved Lyman Bostock, we had a signed baseball around the house when I was growing up, they had got from him during batting practice at the old met stadium. They were really bummed when he left Minnesota, and obviously even more so a couple years later...

You guys are great... awesome answers....

1. Yes, beachouse-- Mark "The Bird" Fidrych was the rookie star in 1976... great time to follow baseball as a kid... Bonus points for Fidrych's sort of designated catcher to anyone who answered Bruce Kimm, a light-hitting Tiger catcher in the late 70's. With Milt May out with a broken ankle, they played Bill Freehan one more year. Landry-- great name and memory for John Wockenfuss, who was also on Detroit in 76, caught a lot, and got a lot of at bats too, with his unique hand-flapping batting stance. But Kimm was Fidrych's favorite catcher... i think they came up through the minors together.

2. Landry-- Yes! Bob Bailor was the first pick by Toronto... and yes, Don Baylor was the young Oriole star for several seasons, before he was dealt with Mike Torrez to the A's, at the end of Spring Training 1976, for Ken Holtzman and Reggie.

4. Tecwrg-- excellent, thanks for correcting me... i am here to learn... and just going by memory... i thought the short-pantsed Chisox played only one time, beating Baltimore... but as you said, it looks like they played the Royals earlier in the week, and the O's for a 3rd shortsed game.

5. Coldfoot and Landry-- Yes, Jim "Colborn" was the first 20-game winner for the Brew Crew... James "Coburn" was the actor, and right, he was a versatile actor, but i think of him mostly from the "Magnificent Seven"... but right, he didn't do a lot of Westerns as it turns out.

6. Yes, Coldfoot and Shoe3-- Lyman Bostock, outstanding player, and a tragic story of mistaken identity from a jealous boyfriend/husband.

7. Yes, Coldfoot-- Ken Landreaux, who had some very good seasons for a decade or so.

8. Yes, Coldfoot... right, Bill Singer started Toronto's first ever game in April of 77. Had cups of coffee at Chavez Ravine in 1964, 65, and 66, and stayed up permanently as the Dodgers' 4th starter in 67 and onward (essentially taking Koufax's spot in the rotation, along with Drysdale, Osteen, and a young Don Sutton). Also, looks like Singer joined Frank Robinson in the trade to the Angels for Andy Messersmith.

9. Extremely tough question... the NL batting champion in 1940 was Debs Garms... I'm gonna guess he was named after Socialist Eugene Debs, who ran for President in the teens and 20's.

10. Yes, Captain and Tennille. Surprised that Shields and Yarnell didn't perform too. Ha.

Thanks guys for taking part. I'll occasionally post other similar quizzes.