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[Edgy MD]

The Bartolo Colón Honorary Mets Pitcher Homerun Kwiz

1) How many Mets pitchers have homered?
2) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit?
3) Who hit the first?
4) Who are they only two Mets pitchers to hit a grand slam?
5) Who hit two in one game?
6) Which two Mets pitchers homered in consecutive starts?
7) Which five Hall-of-Famers gave up homers to Mets pitchers?
8) Which six former or future Mets pitchers have given up homers to Mets pitchers?
9) What is the Mets winning percentage in games when they enjoy a pitcher homer?
10) Who are the only two Mets relievers to homer?
11) Who had the most homers as a Mets pitcher?
12) Which Mets pitcher homered in the fewest career at-bats as a Mets pitcher?
13) Which Mets pitcher, who homered as a Mets pitcher, had the most homers over his entire career?
14) Which two future Mets pitching coaches gave up a homer to a Mets pitcher?
15) Which team have the Mets victimized the most with pitcher homers?
16) Who are the only three players to hit a homer as a Mets pitcher and give up a homer TO a Mets pitcher?
17) Which two Mets pitcher have hit turnaround homers, turning a defecit into a lead?
18) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit in interleague play?
19) Who is the only Met pitcher to hit a homer in the ninth or later?
20) Which two Mets pitchers pitched a shutout while homering?

[Edgy MD]

KWIZ!!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

This quiz is way too hard. I'm just guessing at all.


1) How many Mets pitchers have homered? 80
2) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit? 200
3) Who hit the first? Jackson

4) Who are they only two Mets pitchers to hit a grand slam? Walt Terrell and Doc Gooden

5) Who hit two in one game? Terrell

6) Which two Mets pitchers homered in consecutive starts? Gooden and Seaver

7) Which five Hall-of-Famers gave up homers to Mets pitchers? Koufax, Carlton, Maddux, Gibson, Jenkins

8) Which six former or future Mets pitchers have given up homers to Mets pitchers? Lieter, Gooden, Pelfrey, Heilman, Fucking who knows

9) What is the Mets winning percentage in games when they enjoy a pitcher homer? .499

10) Who are the only two Mets relievers to homer? Mahomes and Fucking Skip Lockwood

11) Who had the most homers as a Mets pitcher? Gooden

12) Which Mets pitcher homered in the fewest career at-bats as a Mets pitcher? Mahomes

13) Which Mets pitcher, who homered as a Mets pitcher, had the most homers over his entire career? Gooden

14) Which two future Mets pitching coaches gave up a homer to a Mets pitcher? Warthen, Gibson

15) Which team have the Mets victimized the most with pitcher homers? Phillies

16) Who are the only three players to hit a homer as a Mets pitcher and give up a homer TO a Mets pitcher? Terrell Gooden mahomes

17) Which two Mets pitcher have hit turnaround homers, turning a defecit into a lead? Gooden, Mahomes

18) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit in interleague play? 15

19) Who is the only Met pitcher to hit a homer in the ninth or later? Harry Fucking Parker

20) Which two Mets pitchers pitched a shutout while homering? Terrell Gooden

[Frayed Knot]

One of #6 is Darling

[Guest themetfairy]

Edgy MD wrote: KWIZ!!

The Kwiz should be a separate thread. It shouldn't muck up this one's devotion to one of the greatest moments in Mets history (nay, baseball history!).

[Edgy MD]

This quiz is way too hard. I'm just guessing at all.

I hope so. But thanks for playing

1) How many Mets pitchers have homered? 80

Fewer.

2) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit? 200

Fewer!

3) Who hit the first? Jackson

Jackson hit the second.

4) Who are they only two Mets pitchers to hit a grand slam? Walt Terrell and Doc Gooden

Neither.

5) Who hit two in one game? Terrell

Terrell[/bigpurple] it is. Going the other way at Wrigley Field.

6) Which two Mets pitchers homered in consecutive starts? Gooden and Seaver

Seaver[/bigpurple] is correct, going deep 6/13/72 against Atlanta's Ron Schueler at the Launching Pad, and then again 6/18/72 against Cincinnati's Ross Grimsley at the 'Front. Gooden never pulled it off, and so part 2 of this question remains.

7) Which five Hall-of-Famers gave up homers to Mets pitchers? Koufax, Carlton, Maddux, Gibson, Jenkins

Jenkins[/bigpurple] is correct, giving up both(!) of Terrell's shots 8/6/83, almost exactly a calendar year after getting taken by deep by the lousy-hitting Craig Swan 8/4/82. Swan cursed himself with this hit, and would never be a good pitcher again.

Also correct is Steve Carlton[/bigpurple] who got victimized during his "Why is he still out there?" days by Professor Timothy Leary 4/20/84.

8) Which six former or future Mets pitchers have given up homers to Mets pitchers? Lieter, Gooden, Pelfrey, Heilman, Fucking who knows

No soup. Gooden rarely faced the Mets after leaving. Pelf never has.

9) What is the Mets winning percentage in games when they enjoy a pitcher homer? .499

Think higher, man. The opposing starting pitcher can't even keep the Mets pitcher in the ballpark, but the Mets STILL can't muster a .500 record?

10) Who are the only two Mets relievers to homer? Mahomes and Fucking Skip Lockwood

Poor Skip Lockwood[/bigpurple], to earn such censure when he is the correct answer.

Mahomes, alas, is mahomerless.

11) Who had the most homers as a Mets pitcher? Gooden

Gooden[/bigpurple] it is! His seven KABOOMS! outpacing fellow legend Tom Seaver by one.

12) Which Mets pitcher homered in the fewest career at-bats as a Mets pitcher? Mahomes

Enough with that guy.

13) Which Mets pitcher, who homered as a Mets pitcher, had the most homers over his entire career? Gooden

Gooden's seven Met homers were the bulk of the eight he hit as a big leaguer. But this slugging hurler hit 15!

14) Which two future Mets pitching coaches gave up a homer to a Mets pitcher? Warthen, Gibson

During his relatively brief career, Warthen was untainted (in this regard anyhow). Gibson wasn't really a pitching coach, but also was untainted, as noted above.

15) Which team have the Mets victimized the most with pitcher homers? Phillies

HA! Stupid Phillies! They've given up six homers to Mets pitchers. But this team has given up seven.

16) Who are the only three players to hit a homer as a Mets pitcher and give up a homer TO a Mets pitcher? Terrell Gooden mahomes

Mahomes is trying to weedle his way in to this. But he fails to qualify for this mixed distinction.

17) Which two Mets pitcher have hit turnaround homers, turning a defecit into a lead? Gooden, Mahomes

Very tough one. But significant! These would be two of the biggest homers hit by Mets pitchers. Not Gooden and NOT Mahomes(!). Hint: One is quite recent and one is quite ancient, as the Mets go.

18) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit in interleague play? 15

I wish!

19) Who is the only Met pitcher to hit a homer in the ninth or later? Harry Fucking Parker

His he related to Lockwood?

20) Which two Mets pitchers pitched a shutout while homering? Terrell Gooden

Nope. Here's a hint: Both of these heroes were southpaws.

Frayed Knot wrote: One of #6 is Darling

This question is closed! Ron Darling[/bigpurple] is correct! He burned Philadelphia's Phloyd Youmans on 6/24/89, and then turned around and got that nasty Norm Charton on 6/30. He must've thought he had this hitting thing figured out, but he never hit another before or since!

Seaver and Darling. So let that be a lesson. If you want to be a Mets broadcaster, be a starting pitcher who homers in consecutive starts.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Only a goddamn maniac could solve this quiz off the top of their heads without having to look anything up.

[Edgy MD]

Well, goddamn guesswork is encouraged. I can goddamn help you along.

If you're gonna win at Beat the Booth, it helps to review extraordinary events like these.

[Guest cooby classic]

themetfairy wrote: Edgy MD wrote: KWIZ!! The Kwiz should be a separate thread. It shouldn't muck up this one's devotion to one of the greatest moments in Mets history (nay, baseball history!).

Plus we won't miss it!

[Frayed Knot]

One answer to #4 is Jack Hamilton.
That's one of those odd facts that just sticks in my mind for no reason at all.


#12 Syndergaard

#13 Don Cardwell

[Edgy MD]

Frayed Knot wrote: 4) Who are they only two Mets pitchers to hit a grand slam? One answer to #4 is Jack Hamilton. That's one of those odd facts that just sticks in my mind for no reason at all.

Jack Hamilton[/bigpurple] is correct! He went deep off of Al Jackson 5/20/67 for four runs... and the Mets lost, 11-9.

Frayed Knot wrote: 12) Which Mets pitcher homered in the fewest career at-bats as a Mets pitcher? #12 Syndergaard

This is a good answer based on a not-so-well phrased question. Syndergaard homered in like his third start, so at the time of the clout, he would have likely been the answer. But what I meant to ask for is the guy who homered in the least amount of total Met plate appearances in his total career, up to the current time. Syndergaard has since exceeded the total of the guy I'm thinking of.

[Guest cooby classic]

This is better

[Guest cooby classic]

#4. El Sid?

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: #13 Don Cardwell

[Edgy MD]

Frayed Knot wrote: 13) Which Mets pitcher, who homered as a Mets pitcher, had the most homers over his entire career? #13 Don Cardwell

Don Cardwell[/bigpurple] who had three homers during his Mets tenure, had 15 over the course of his career, going back to 1957, and is indeed the guy we're looking for. Always bet on guys named "Don." Drysdale, Gullett... Newcombe. They bring the lumber.

Though honestly, Cardwelll's hitting numbers weren't so hot apart from the 15 homers. .387 career OPS. Great answer by you.

[Guest cooby classic]

What about mine?f

[Edgy MD]

cooby wrote: 4) Who are they only two Mets pitchers to hit a grand slam? #4. El Sid?

On 9/21/89, Sid Fernandez went deep, improbably, off of Dan Quisenberry, one of only two homers the sinkerballer allowed all season. But alas, it was a solo shot, so our second grand slammer is still out there.

The big shot we're looking for is in fact the answer to a few of these questions.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Frayed Knot wrote: One answer to #4 is Jack Hamilton.

Carlton Willey is the other. A slam and four shutouts for the '63 Mets.

[Lefty Specialist]

#12: Shawn Estes?

[batmagadanleadoff]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: One answer to #4 is Jack Hamilton. Carlton Willey is the other. A slam and four shutouts for the '63 Mets.

Might as well be the first ever HR launched by a Met hurler, too.

[batmagadanleadoff]

If you're gonna encourage guessing, put me down for Perry, Drysdale and Marichal as HOF'ers who surrendered HR's to Mets pitchers.

[Edgy MD]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: 4) Who are they only two Mets pitchers to hit a grand slam? Carlton Willey is the other. A slam and four shutouts for the '63 Mets.

You are goddamn correct! Carl Willey[/bigpurple] went deep against Houston's Ken Johnson in the first half of a doubleheader on 7/15/63. Was a it a Polo Grounds cheapie? I can't say. But four runs scored, and the Mets walked off with a 14-5 laugher.

[Edgy MD]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: 3) Who hit the first? (Carl Willey's) might as well be the first ever HR launched by a Met hurler, too.

Carl Willey[/bigpurple] is the correct answer that keeps on giving! Congratulations to you!

batmagadanleadoff wrote: 7) Which five Hall-of-Famers gave up homers to Mets pitchers? If you're gonna encourage guessing, put me down for Perry, Drysdale and Marichal as HOF'ers who surrendered HR's to Mets pitchers.

Gaylord Perry[/bigpurple] keeps your hot streak alive. Gaylord was victimized 4/18/68 in one of the Cardwell Classics, but your guess luck dries up after that. I bet Drysdale hit one or two off the Mets, though.

[Edgy MD]

To review

1) How many Mets pitchers have homered?

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2) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit?

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3) Who hit the first?

Carlton Willey — batmagadanleadoff

4) Who are they only two Mets pitchers to hit a grand slam?

Jack Hamilton — Frayed Knot
Carlton Willey — batmagadanleadoff

5) Who hit two in one game?

Walt Terrell — John Cougar Lunchbucket

6) Which two Mets pitchers homered in consecutive starts?

Tom Seaver — John Cougar Lunchbucket
Ron Darling — Frayed Knot

7) Which five Hall-of-Famers gave up homers to Mets pitchers?

Steve Carlton
Ferguson Jenkins — John Cougar Lunchbucket
Gaylord Perry — batmagadanleadoff
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8) Which six former or future Mets pitchers have given up homers to Mets pitchers?

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9) What is the Mets winning percentage in games when they enjoy a pitcher homer?

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10) Who are the only two Mets relievers to homer?

Skip Lockwood — John Cougar Lunchbucket
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11) Who had the most homers as a Mets pitcher?

Dwight Gooden — John Cougar Lunchbucket

12) Which Mets pitcher homered in the fewest career at-bats as a Mets pitcher?

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13) Which Mets pitcher, who homered as a Mets pitcher, had the most homers over his entire career?

Don Cardwell — Frayed Knot

14) Which two future Mets pitching coaches gave up a homer to a Mets pitcher?

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15) Which team have the Mets victimized the most with pitcher homers?

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16) Who are the only three players to hit a homer as a Mets pitcher and give up a homer TO a Mets pitcher?

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17) Which two Mets pitcher have hit turnaround homers, turning a defecit into a lead?

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18) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit in interleague play?

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19) Who is the only Met pitcher to hit a homer in the ninth or later?

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20) Which two Mets pitchers pitched a shutout while homering?

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[Chad ochoseis]

20) Which two Mets pitchers pitched a shutout while homering?

One was Shawn Estes. I think that Roger Clemens game ended in an 8-0 shutout.

That's all I got.

[Lefty Specialist]

Estes only pitched 7 innings in that game.

[Chad ochoseis]

Chad Ochoseis wrote: 20) Which two Mets pitchers pitched a shutout while homering? One was Shawn Estes. I think that Roger Clemens game ended in an 8-0 shutout. That's all I got.

OE - It was 8-0, but Estes didn't complete the shutout. Damn.

[Edgy MD]

Good guess, man. He was a lefty and everything.

[Lefty Specialist]

Did he have the homer in the fewest Met at-bats?

[seawolf17]

1) How many Mets pitchers have homered?

30

2) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit?

50

7) Which five Hall-of-Famers gave up homers to Mets pitchers?

Nolan Ryan
Greg Maddux
Tom Glavine

8) Which six former or future Mets pitchers have given up homers to Mets pitchers?

Tom Glavine
Jerry Koosman
Bartolo Colon
Steve Trachsel
Shawn Estes
John Maine

9) What is the Mets winning percentage in games when they enjoy a pitcher homer?

.500

10) Who are the only two Mets relievers to homer?

Jesse Orosco

14) Which two future Mets pitching coaches gave up a homer to a Mets pitcher?

Dan Warthen
Bob Apodaca

15) Which team have the Mets victimized the most with pitcher homers?


Cardinals

16) Who are the only three players to hit a homer as a Mets pitcher and give up a homer TO a Mets pitcher?

Shawn Estes
Bartolo Colon
Tom Glavine

17) Which two Mets pitcher have hit turnaround homers, turning a defecit into a lead?

Doc Gooden
Ron Darling

18) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit in interleague play?

3

19) Who is the only Met pitcher to hit a homer in the ninth or later?

Skip Lockwood