More Impossible Trivia

[Guest Edgy DC]

We have one, two, three, and four.

1. Who had the most Career RBI without ever leading his league?
   
   Correct Answer: Mays
   
   
2. Who had the most career double-plays grounded into?
   
   Correct Answer: Ripken
   
   
3. Who, with at least 100 games, was the easiest to strike out?
   
   Correct Answer: Deer



4. Who had the highest ERA in a 20-win season?
   
   Correct Answer: Newsome



5. Who had the most errors in a season (sorry, Nymr) by a modern-day third baseman?



6. Who had the fewest lifetime RBI for a player with a 100-RBI season?



7. Who has the lowest career batting average by a pitcher?



8. Who has the most games played in a losing cause (since 1957)?

[metsmarathon]

8. rusty staub

[Guest Edgy DC]

Correct for five points. You are out of the red and into the black.

Score:
Johnny Dickshot: 4
Frayed Knot: 4
metsguyinmichigan: 3
Valadius: 1
metsmarathon: 1
rottblatt: -1
Gwreck: -2
Yancy: -4
Hahn Solo: -5
DocTee: -5

1. Who had the most Career RBI without ever leading his league?
   
   Correct Answer: Mays
   
   
2. Who had the most career double-plays grounded into?
   
   Correct Answer: Ripken
   
   
3. Who, with at least 100 games, was the easiest to strike out?
   
   Correct Answer: Deer



4. Who had the highest ERA in a 20-win season?
   
   Correct Answer: Newsome



5. Who had the most errors in a season (sorry, Nymr) by a modern-day third baseman?



6. Who had the fewest lifetime RBI for a player with a 100-RBI season?



7. Who has the lowest career batting average by a pitcher?



8. Who has the most games played in a losing cause (since 1957)?
   
   Correct Answer: Rusty Staub

[metsmarathon]

is the an at bat limit on #7?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Let's make it 200.

[Benjamin Grimm]

metsmarathon wrote: 8. rusty staub

Oooh! I was thinking that too and you beat me to it!

Number 6 is the one I'm most intrigued by.

[metirish]

Who has the lowest career batting average by a pitcher?

Ron Herbel

In 206 career AB's, Herbel had six hits, for a .029 average.

[Guest Edgy DC]

And metirish, tearing through Ireland's only baseball encyclopedia, gets our last Metly answer. Don Carman was second, and Mark Clark was third.

Score:
metirish: 5
Johnny Dickshot: 4
Frayed Knot: 4
metsguyinmichigan: 3
Valadius: 1
metsmarathon: 1
rottblatt: -1
Gwreck: -2
Yancy: -4
Hahn Solo: -5
DocTee: -5

1. Who had the most Career RBI without ever leading his league?
   
   Correct Answer: Mays
   
   
2. Who had the most career double-plays grounded into?
   
   Correct Answer: Ripken
   
   
3. Who, with at least 100 games, was the easiest to strike out?
   
   Correct Answer: Deer



4. Who had the highest ERA in a 20-win season?
   
   Correct Answer: Newsome



5. Who had the most errors in a season (sorry, Nymr) by a modern-day third baseman?



6. Who had the fewest lifetime RBI for a player with a 100-RBI season?



7. Who has the lowest career batting average by a pitcher?
   
   Correct Answer: Ron Herbel



8. Who has the most games played in a losing cause (since 1957)?
   
   Correct Answer: Rusty Staub

[Valadius]

5. Pie Traynor?

[Guest Mendoza Line]

6. Sixto Lezcano?

[Valadius]

6. Tony Conigliaro?

[smg58]

Edgy DC wrote: 1) Cal Ripken 350 2) Hank Aaron 328 3) Carl Yastrzemski 323 4) Jason Phillips 317

The ex-Met Jason Phillips?? This is one list where a backup catcher with relatively limited service does not want to be grouped with hall-of-famers who enjoyed very long careers.

[nymr83]

smg58 wrote: ="Edgy DC"]1) Cal Ripken 350 2) Hank Aaron 328 3) Carl Yastrzemski 323 4) Jason Phillips 317 The ex-Met Jason Phillips?? This is one list where a backup catcher with relatively limited service does not want to be grouped with hall-of-famers who enjoyed very long careers.

baseball-reference says Jason Phillips grounded into 56 DPs...

[Guest Edgy DC]

Welcome A-Bordick to Mendoza line. Unfortunately, your debut answer is wrong, as is both of valadius'.

Score:
metirish: 5
Johnny Dickshot: 4
Frayed Knot: 4
metsguyinmichigan: 3
metsmarathon: 1
Valadius: -1
Mendoza Line: -1
rottblatt: -1
Gwreck: -2
Yancy: -4
Hahn Solo: -5
DocTee: -5

I was going from memory by including Jason Phillips in there. I'm certain I personally saw him ground into at least 300 double plays. At least!

[Frayed Knot]

Mendoza Line wrote: 6. Sixto Lezcano?

It would be kinda cool if Sixto were the answer to question #6 though.

[metsmarathon]

6. billy brubaker - 225 rbi career, 102 in '36 for the pirates

[Guest Edgy DC]

Brubaker is number two.

You are now at zero, a sort of Mendoza line, though still ahead of Mendoza Line.

Score:
metirish: 5
Johnny Dickshot: 4
Frayed Knot: 4
metsguyinmichigan: 3
metsmarathon: 0
Valadius: -1
Mendoza Line: -1
rottblatt: -1
Gwreck: -2
Yancy: -4
Hahn Solo: -5
DocTee: -5

[Valadius]

6. Ray Pepper.

[metsmarathon]

if its not charlie hickman, that giant with 86 errors at the hot corner in 1900, then its gotta be lee tannehill with 76 for the chisox in '03, then, right?

[metsmarathon]

damn, as i go hunting thru the nl, valadius hits the al...

[Guest Edgy DC]

My source says "modern." That term is usually used to refer to "since 1900." I got home and checked my source's source, and find that they mean "since 1946."

[Valadius]

5. Dick Allen?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Pepper right. Allen wrong, though his 1964 is good for second.

Score:
metirish: 5
Johnny Dickshot: 4
Frayed Knot: 4
Valadius: 3
metsguyinmichigan: 3
metsmarathon: 0
Mendoza Line: -1
rottblatt: -1
Gwreck: -2
Yancy: -4
Hahn Solo: -5
DocTee: -5

1. Who had the most Career RBI without ever leading his league?
   
   Correct Answer: Mays
   
   
2. Who had the most career double-plays grounded into?
   
   Correct Answer: Ripken
   
   
3. Who, with at least 100 games, was the easiest to strike out?
   
   Correct Answer: Deer



4. Who had the highest ERA in a 20-win season?
   
   Correct Answer: Newsome



5. Who had the most errors in a season (sorry, Nymr) by a modern-day third baseman?



6. Who had the fewest lifetime RBI for a player with a 100-RBI season?
   
   Correct Answer: Pepper



7. Who has the lowest career batting average by a pitcher?
   
   Correct Answer: Ron Herbel



8. Who has the most games played in a losing cause (since 1957)?
   
   Correct Answer: Rusty Staub

[Valadius]

5. Butch Hobson.

[metsmarathon]

rats... beat me to it...

[metirish]

Did I win something or what?

[metsmarathon]

i think valadius just leapfrogged you...

[Guest Edgy DC]

And we have a winner.

Hobson's 43 errors were largely the result of an elbow injury, immortalized by the Sons of Sam Horn poster named "Butch Hobson's Bone Chips." He was forced to get a running start on his throws, and believed himself to be such a detriment that he asked Don Zimmer to yank him from the lineup.

Score:
Valadius: 8
metirish: 5
Johnny Dickshot: 4
Frayed Knot: 4
metsguyinmichigan: 3
metsmarathon: 0
Mendoza Line: -1
rottblatt: -1
Gwreck: -2
Yancy: -4
Hahn Solo: -5
DocTee: -5

1. Who had the most Career RBI without ever leading his league?
   
   Correct Answer: Mays
   
   
2. Who had the most career double-plays grounded into?
   
   Correct Answer: Ripken
   
   
3. Who, with at least 100 games, was the easiest to strike out?
   
   Correct Answer: Deer



4. Who had the highest ERA in a 20-win season?
   
   Correct Answer: Newsome



5. Who had the most errors in a season (sorry, Nymr) by a modern-day third baseman?
   
   Correct Answer: Pepper



6. Who had the fewest lifetime RBI for a player with a 100-RBI season?
   
   Correct Answer: Hobson



7. Who has the lowest career batting average by a pitcher?
   
   Correct Answer: Ron Herbel



8. Who has the most games played in a losing cause (since 1957)?
   
   Correct Answer: Rusty Staub

[metirish]

Should have kept my gob shut, fair play Val.....