Red Sox Riddles
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Rich Gedman had a pinch-hit, game-winning grand slam against the Tigers on Aug 10, 1986.
Shea Hillenbrand had a pinch-hit, game-winning grand slam against the Rays on May 4, 2002.
What strange circumstance do these two at-bats have in common?
Hillenbrand's hit the catwalk. But you probably are thinking of:
Gedman, a left-handed hitter, pinch-hit for a righty against a lefty pitcher;
Hillenbrand, a right-handed hitter, pinch-hit for a lefty against a righty pitcher.
Hillenbrand, a right-handed hitter, pinch-hit for a lefty against a righty pitcher.
Yes, that's it (the spoiler part). Which puts Marc Sullivan and Tony Clark in a special category of shared ignominy.
This 1962 AL team had 3 future mlb managers on its roster. Name the team and those three.
Edit: oops forgot this is only Red Sox riddles. So two out of the three are future Sox managers.
Edit: oops forgot this is only Red Sox riddles. So two out of the three are future Sox managers.
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Looks like the Orioles had Dick Williams, Darrell Johnson and Whitey Herzog. Earlier in the season they had bought Johnson from the Reds, who also would have Eddie Kasko and Don Zimmer on their 62 roster.
If nobody else has one, I'll go.
What does Roman Anthony have in common with JBJ, Jacoby Ellsbury, Dan Bard, and Scott Hatteberg?
What does Roman Anthony have in common with JBJ, Jacoby Ellsbury, Dan Bard, and Scott Hatteberg?
Among non-Sox, they also have this in common with Mike Trout!
Not Red Sox related, but of the Yankees 27 WS, only 7 have occurred while this has also been true: their first 4 and none since the Eisenhower administration.
Only 7 with Republican presidents: 3 Coolidge, 1 Hoover, 3 Eisenhower. Meanwhile 20 under Democrats: 6 FDR, 5 Truman, 2 JFK, 2 Carter, 4 Clinton and 1 Obama.
Had to check Sox while I was at it: they are more even with 5 under Republicans, 4 under Democrats. 1 Teddy Roosevelt, 1 Taft, 3 Wilson, 2 G. W. Bush, 1 Obama, 1 Trump.
Not Red Sox - but I think this one is interesting anyway.
There is something remarkable about this player, that is not true for any other player. What is it?
There is something remarkable about this player, that is not true for any other player. What is it?
I assume it relates to the fact that...
He was a 94th round draft pick who made it to MLB.
Would that make him also the only 94th round pick to win a world series ring?
Going to say @jwbasham84 is "close enough" - answer I was looking for is:
he's the lowest picked player in the June draft to reach MLB
You are following the logic correctly, but Cy Young only played 327 games for the Red Sox & is not the correct answer.
I understand it now, and will try, but am not sure I can explain it better:
He is asking, which player has the most amounts of games played as a Red Sox, but is second in games play among players with his initials. Young is second by his initials, but played less games than Valentin. Valentin is second to Varitek among players with the initials JV, and is the highest such player.
It took me multiple rereads to realize the second "Red Sox" reference meant who played with the Red Sox at least a game, not necessarily how many games they played as a Red Sox.
It was supposed to mean how many games they played with the Red Sox. I could have worded it more clearly but I leaned a bit too hard into the "riddle" angle.
I tried to make it clear(ish) that only games with the Red Sox counted to sidestep that loophole by saying "Red Sox leader in games" instead of leader in games, because that would imply that the 1st guys games didn't all have to be with the Red Sox to count.
