MLB Trivia

John_8581 · Aug 24, 2014

feller469 said:
In what stadium was the first MLB no-hitter pitched outside the United States?

I'll give this a shot... Olympic Stadium Montreal.

Backstory: In June 1995, Pedro Martinez of the Montreal Expos was pitching a perfect game vs. the San Diego Padres...

... Wrong.

Pedro Martinez gave up a hit after 9 innings in San Diego.

Next.

barebeaverlover · Aug 24, 2014

feller469 said:
In what stadium was the first MLB no-hitter pitched outside the United States?

I think there was a no no thrown at Jarry Park in Montreal.

bobjustbob · Aug 24, 2014

Jagger69 said:
Shot ain't nobody gonna know the answer to that unless they cheat and Google it. I'll guess 9.

Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers won the AL triple crown in 2012. Who was the last NL player to win the triple crown and what year did he do it?

Bartolo Colon 12 and Tim Hudson 13. Cliff Lee 12 hasn't pitched since August and C C Sabathia 12 since the beginning of May. Goes to show how rare it is now for complete game shutouts. There are over 500 retired with more including Warren Spahn with 63. We may never see another pitcher break 20 in a lifetime again unless Roy Halladay wants to come back. He also has 67 complete games. The next closest active is CC with 37.

bobjustbob · Aug 24, 2014

barebeaverlover said:
I think there was a no no thrown at Jarry Park in Montreal.

I didn't look it up but I think Montreal no-hit the Mets.

feller469 · Aug 24, 2014

It was Jarry Park in Montreal.

pool_hustler · Aug 24, 2014

Who are the only 3 players to hit a home run completely out of Dodger Stadium?

John_8581 · Aug 24, 2014

pool_hustler said:
Who are the only 3 players to hit a home run completely out of Dodger Stadium?

I know Willie Stargell hit two home runs out of there. One was against Andy Messersmith in 1973. I forget which other Dodger pitcher he hit the other one off of.

He also had a section in Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia marked off in with a yellow star as the furthest homerun hit there in the RF upper deck.

pool_hustler · Aug 24, 2014

John_8581 said:
I know Willie Stargell hit two home runs out of there. One was against Andy Messersmith in 1973. I forget which other Dodger pitcher he hit the other one off of.

He also had a section in Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia marked off in with a yellow star as the furthest homerun hit there in the RF upper deck.

Yes, he was one of the three, and the only one to do it twice.

barebeaverlover · Aug 24, 2014

pool_hustler said:
Who are the only 3 players to hit a home run completely out of Dodger Stadium?

Did McGuire hit 1 out??

feller469 · Aug 24, 2014

I had an inkling that the other non-Dodger to do it did it. I never, ever would have figured out the Dodger that did it. Great question.

bobjustbob · Aug 24, 2014

I'll go another Met with Mike Piazza. He did come up with them and could have been doing the juice.

John_8581 · Aug 24, 2014

Good answer Bob, though he was a Dodger at the time...

feller469 said:
pool_hustler said:

Who are the only 3 players to hit a home run completely out of Dodger Stadium?

Click to expand...

I had an inkling that the other non-Dodger to do it did it. I never, ever would have figured out the Dodger that did it. Great question.

Yes, that is a very good question. :bowdown:

Here's Mike Piazza's shot. John Miller and Joe Morgan announcing on ESPN.

pool_hustler · Aug 24, 2014

barebeaverlover said:
Did McGuire hit 1 out??

Yes

bobjustbob said:
I'll go another Met with Mike Piazza. He did come up with them and could have been doing the juice.

Yes (and yes to the possible juice too)

Well done, gents :thumbsup:

barebeaverlover · Aug 24, 2014

pool_hustler said:
Yes

Yes (and yes to the possible juice too)

Well done, gents :thumbsup:

Great question pool hustler. I'd rep ya if I could. Thanks for the vid John.

bobjustbob · Aug 25, 2014

The Mets completed a triple play today which inspired this question. It is possible to record a triple play with the ball never being fielded. Explain how.

John_8581 · Aug 25, 2014

I'm not sure if I understand your question.

The ball has to be fielded... most times a triple play occurs with men on first and second. A line drive is usually hit to the shortstop or to the second baseman. He catches the line drive for the first out. He then tags the runner coming off second base for the second out. He then completes the triple play by tagging the runner advancing from first base as he was moving when the line drive was hit. He has to tag the second runner coming down towards him (from first base) because stepping on the second base bag would nullify a force play. The runner advancing from first base could just run back to first base. In that case, it becomes a double play.

adultuser10 · Aug 25, 2014

A strike out to start off? I doubt I can answer any of these questions, I just wanted to note that this thread is an excellent read, keep up the good questions and trivia fellas.

bobjustbob · Aug 25, 2014

John_8581 said:
I'm not sure if I understand your question.

The ball has to be fielded... most times a triple play occurs with men on first and second. A line drive is usually hit to the shortstop or to the second baseman. He catches the line drive for the first out. He then tags the runner coming off second base for the second out. He then completes the triple play by tagging the runner advancing from first base as he was moving when the line drive was hit. He has to tag the second runner coming down towards him (from first base) because stepping on the second base bag would nullify a force play. The runner advancing from first base could just run back to first base. In that case, it becomes a double play.

Man on first and second and the ball is hit by the batter and put into play, not a foul and not a strikeout. Here's a hint, outs can be recorded in a number of ways without the ball being fielded.

pool_hustler · Aug 25, 2014

bobjustbob said:
Man on first and second and the ball is hit by the batter and put into play, not a foul and not a strikeout. Here's a hint, outs can be recorded in a number of ways without the ball being fielded.

Infield fly rule must be involved somehow. I can come up with a double play adding the trailing runner passing the lead runner while the ball is in flight. But the third out? You got me on that one.

During the local Dodger/Mets radio broadcast today this trivia question came up regarding come-from-behind wins:

What's the most runs a home team has ever scored in the bottom of the ninth inning to win a game?

bobjustbob · Aug 25, 2014

pool_hustler said:
Infield fly rule must be involved somehow. I can come up with a double play adding the trailing runner passing the lead runner while the ball is in flight. But the third out? You got me on that one.

During the local Dodger/Mets radio broadcast today this trivia question came up regarding come-from-behind wins:

What's the most runs a home team has ever scored in the bottom of the ninth inning to win a game?

You got the first 2.

Being it was a Dodger game I'll say it was Brooklyn and I think it was 12 runs.

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