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Obscure sports trivia

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Chef2, Jan 3, 2019.

  1. micropolitan guy

    micropolitan guy Well-Known Member

    Walter Johnson hit .283, .433, .194 and .348 in his final four major-league seasons, for a combined .315 average (110-349). He had a 1.033 OPS at 37 and a .909 OPS at 39, his final MLB season.

    He was a career .235 hitter, with 24 lifetime home runs. He was as good a hitter as anyone the Senators had coming off the bench.
     
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  2. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    From 1935 until the 1969 World Series, there had been one manager ejected from a World Series game.

    Who was the manager?
    BONUS: Who was the umpire that tossed him?
     
  3. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    1. Joe McCarthy
    2. Enrico Palazzo
     
  4. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Close but alas.........incorrect.
     
  5. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    1. Casey Stengel
    2. Al Barlick
     
  6. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Also incorrect.
     
  7. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    1. Casey Stengel
    2. Enrico Palazzo
     
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  8. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Also incorrect.
    And if you come back with Joe McCarthy and Al Barlick, I will hunt you down where you sleep.
    No combination of Casey Stengel, Joe McCarthy, Al Barlick or Enrico Palazzo is correct.
     
  9. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    Hah. Sorry, you said I was close, so I figured I was in the ballpark with McCarthy...
     
  10. justgladtobehere

    justgladtobehere Well-Known Member

    Dick Williams
     
  11. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    You're in the right neighborhood on the year, but Williams isn't the right answer.
     
  12. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Hints on the umpire.
    He worked the first game played at The Vet.
    2 of his sons were also in the business. 1 in baseball, 1 in basketball.

    EDIT: And before you guess, NO, it's not Wendelstedt.
     
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