posted by Ironman92

Question #135

This HOF pitcher has an important award named after him. Name him

Question #135B

What was his full name and where is his grave?

posted by BRF

Question #135B

What was his full name and where is his grave?

Denton....and up your way. Would know if multiple choice

posted by Ironman92

Denton....and up your way. Would know if multiple choice

Yes and middle name was True. 
 

New Philadelphia 

Dover

Newcomerstown

Orrville

posted by BRF

Yes and middle name was True. 
 

New Philadelphia 

Dover

Newcomerstown

Orrville

Newcomerstown is something with him 

posted by Ironman92

Newcomerstown is something with him 

Correct

posted by Ironman92

Question #136

This HOFer had 198 hits including 26 doubles in a season 

/o-trap

A manager, right?

posted by BRF

A manager, right?

Yes he was

Question #137

Phil Niekro and Gaylord Perry has very similar careers and stats....same timeframe. Both HOF...but both also had very successful MLB pitching brothers and their careers were also very statistically similar.....so I did a little math and combined each set of brothers totals....fill in correct last name (Niekro or Perry)

Career Wins

539

529

20 Win Seasons

7

4

Career Strikeouts 

5089

5110

Career Shutouts

85

74

Career HR allowed

758

707

Top 5 Cy Voting

6

5

Tough question.

posted by BRF

Tough question.

 

But not many answers

Are we done with the manager question?

I would like to start off by saying that both brothers names started with a J.  Jim and Joe. 😁

posted by BRF

Are we done with the manager question?

 

I would like to start off by saying that both brothers names started with a J.  Jim and Joe. 😁

Yes, Rabbit Maranville

posted by Ironman92

But not many answers

Well, I started guessing, to myself, all the managers in the HOF that I knew were players from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. But I peeked at their stats and came up with nothing. It has to be a manager from way back in the day. 

posted by BRF

Well, I started guessing, to myself, all the managers in the HOF that I knew were players from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. But I peeked at their stats and came up with nothing. It has to be a manager from way back in the day. 

That question was a bomb....aimed at O-trap lol. The answer is Rabbit Maranville who actually did manage the Cubs in 1925

posted by Ironman92

Question #137

Phil Niekro and Gaylord Perry has very similar careers and stats....same timeframe. Both HOF...but both also had very successful MLB pitching brothers and their careers were also very statistically similar.....so I did a little math and combined each set of brothers totals....fill in correct last name (Niekro or Perry)

Career Wins

539-Niekro

529-Perry

 

20 Win Seasons

7-Perry

4-Niekro

 

Career Strikeouts 

5089-Niekro

5110-Perry

 

Career Shutouts

85-Perry

74-Niekro

 

Career HR allowed

758-Niekro

707-Perry

Top 5 Cy Voting

6-Perry

5-Niekro

I put my guesses by the stats

posted by cat_lover

I put my guesses by the stats

100%

Question #138

This HOF pitcher had a season that landed him top 5 MVP voting BUT did NOT finish top 5 Cy Young voting! (Yes you read that correctly)....post 1975

And....there were no pitchers above him in the MVP voting 

Seems like a closer. Eck?

posted by Laley23

Seems like a closer. Eck?

1989

Eck was 5th in MVP voting, behind no pitchers......then finished tied for 6th with 2 others in Cy voting. One player he tied with wasn’t top 25 MVP voting.......and SAME year Mark Davis won the NL Cy and was 6th place MVP voting and top pitcher.

No rhyme or reason

Seemed like it had to be a closer. I can see how voters view them as incredibly valuable, but throwing 1/3 the innings of the top guys, they don’t view them as top pitchers for the season. 

posted by Laley23

Seemed like it had to be a closer. I can see how voters view them as incredibly valuable, but throwing 1/3 the innings of the top guys, they don’t view them as top pitchers for the season. 

But then give a closer Mark Davis the Cy....makes no sense unless the MVP voters went way too far in on Eck

posted by Ironman92

But then give a closer Mark Davis the Cy....makes no sense unless the MVP voters went way too far in on Eck

Yeah, that makes no sense. It’s almost like some of them didn’t know he was eligible for both lol. 

posted by Ironman92

Question #136

This HOFer had 198 hits including 26 doubles in a season 

/o-trap

Damn.  Tough crowd.  ;)

Question #139:

This HOFer is tied for the most one-hitters ever thrown with 12.  In those 12 games, he still managed to lose a game.

posted by O-Trap

Question #139:

This HOFer is tied for the most one-hitters ever thrown with 12.  In those 12 games, he still managed to lose a game.

Nolan