Quickie Quiz

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Tom Seaver gave up the most home-runs to which batter?

[metsmarathon]

willie stargell

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willie stargell

[MFS62]

Mike Schmidt.

Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

Tommy Hutton?

[Edgy MD]

Al Oliver.

[Edgy MD]

And, checking my work, Oliver had all of one homer off of Seaver, despite having the eighth most trips to the plate.

[MFS62]

Rick Monday?

Later

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Mike Schmidt.

Later

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Benjamin Grimm wrote: Tommy Hutton?

That's the first guy I thought of.



Not the guy.

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Edgy MD wrote: Al Oliver.

No chicken dinner for you.

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Rick Monday? Later

Winner, winner. Chicken Dinner.



And youse can read all about it in The Athletic's "Nemesis" series, on cyber newsstands now.

[MFS62]

Rick Monday? Later Winner, winner. Chicken Dinner.

Wow! I think this is the first CPF kwiz I've ever won. especially with a wildass guess

I'm Faklempt.

Later

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Rick Monday? Later Winner, winner. Chicken Dinner. Wow! I think this is the first CPF kwiz I've ever won. especially with a wildass guess I'm Faklempt. Later

Nah. You got the winning answer -- Chico Fernandez -- to the quiz question -- name the only baseball player who played for the Mets and the Brooklyn Dodgers ... but not for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

[G-Fafif]

The Athletic piece offered a welcome window into the Seaver psyche c. 1968, but it saddened me to read Monday's side of the story and be reminded Tom is no longer available for comment.