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1. Ken Boyer played in the Major Leagues from 1955 to 1968, belting 282 career home runs. For which team did Boyer smack 255 of his homers?

From Quiz Sluggers at the Hot Corner

Answer: Cardinals

Ken Boyer was an excellent all-around third baseman with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1955 to 1965. Boyer won five Gold Glove Awards and 11 All-Star Game selections. Perhaps Boyer's finest season with the Cardinals occurred in 1960 when he batted .304 with 32 HRs and 97 RBIs. Boyer hit a grand slam in the 1964 World Series, helping the Cardinals to a victory over the New York Yankees (and brother Clete Boyer). Boyer's uniform number was retired by St. Louis in 1984.

From Quiz Hall of Fame Second Basemen

Answer: Houston Colt .45s

Joe Morgan began his big league career with the Houston Colt .45s in 1963. He played with the Colts/Astros until 1971. Morgan's glory years occurred while he was a member of the Reds, 1972-1979. Morgan ended his playing days with the Oakland A's in 1984. Overall, he hit 268 home runs and drove home 1133 runs. Morgan also stole 689 bases. He was inducted into Cooperstown in 1990.

From Quiz The Corner is Hot!

Answer: George Brett

Brett of the Royals was in his eighth season with the team in 1980. That was the fifth time he had batted over .300. For his .390 average and other endeavors, he was voted the AL MVP for the season. The Royals went all the way to the World Series and met the Phillies, led by Mike Schmidt. The Phillies won it all four games to two.

From Quiz Good Field-No Hit Shortstops

Answer: Bud Harrelson

Bud Harrelson (career batting average .236) typified the maximum-efficiency Met teams that won titles with pitching, timely hitting, and good defense. Rose may have gotten the better of Harrelson after sliding hard to break up a double play, but the Mets won the Series. Elio Chacon had a minimal baseball career, but was the Mets' shortstop in their first year of existence. Tim Foli began his career with the Mets, but made his name as a scrappy shortstop with the Montreal Expos and other clubs. He had 10 hits for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1979 World Series. Phil Linz was a utility infielder who had a brief stint with the Mets, but is mostly remembered for his years with the New York Yankees and his run-in with manager Yogi Berra, who did not appreciate Linz's harmonica technique on the team bus. He hit two home runs in the 1964 World Series.

From Quiz Scrappy Second Basemen

Answer: Eddie Stanky

When the combative Eddie Stanky was a Dodger, he earned this assessment from his equally combative manager, Leo Durocher: "He can't hit, can't run, can't field. He's no nice guy, but all the little (such and such) can do is win." Stanky later went on to manage the Cardinals, White Sox, and, very briefly, the Rangers. He was also a successful college coach at the University of South Alabama. Eddie Miksis was a utility infielder for the Dodgers who served as a backup to Jackie Robinson in the late 40s; he was later a regular second baseman for a few seasons with the Cubs. As a pinch-runner, he scored the winning run off of Cookie Lavagetto's famous hit that broke up Bill Bevens' no-hitter in the 1947 World Series. Chuck Hiller was a light-hitting second-baseman for the Giants in the early 60s; he surprised everyone by hitting a grand slam in the 1962 World Series. Tony Cuccinello was a steady second-sacker for the Dodgers and Braves in the 30s. In 1945, with the White Sox, he missed winning the batting title by one percentage point. He was later a long-time coach with the White Sox.

From Quiz Short People

Answer: Luke Appling

Luke hit .388 in 1936 while playing for Chicago.

From Quiz 20th Century Second Bests

Answer: Nap Lajoie

With Philadelphia in 1901 the Napster batted .426

From Quiz First Baseman Records

Answer: Bill Terry

Bill Terry hit .401 in 1939 with New York.

From Quiz Shortstop Records

Answer: Luis Aparicio

Luis Aparicio played 2581 games at shortstop.

From Quiz Third Basemen Records

Answer: Buddy Bell

Buddy Bell came to bat 670 times in 1979.

From Quiz Second Basemen Records

Answer: Nap Lajoie

Nap Lajoie hit .426 in 1901. Rogers Hornsby highest acerage in a season was .424

From Quiz Records: First Basemen

Answer: George Sisler

George Sisler batted .420 for the Browns in 1922.

From Quiz Hall of Fame Second Basemen

Answer: 1960

Bill Mazeroski played second base with the Pirates from 1956 to 1972, banging out 138 regular season home runs. In the 1960 World Series, Mazeroski hit his most famous home run, a game seven "walk-off" blast in the ninth inning which gave the Bucs an upset victory over the mighty Yankees. The elated second baseman scampered around the bases after drilling a Ralph Terry pitch over the left field wall. Mazeroski's 1960 home run made him a folk hero in Pittsburgh, and the Pirates eventually retired his number 9 uniform. The great fielding second baseman was inducted into Cooperstown in 2001.

From Quiz Good Field-No Hit Shortstops

Answer: Roger Metzger

There have been better all-around players at short for the Astros, such as Dennis Menke, Dickie Thon, and Craig Reynolds, but Roger Metzger (career batting average .231) was the best fielder. Joey Amalfitano, Bob Lillis, and Don Buddin were all infielders for the Houston Colt .45s before the team moved to the Astrodome and changed its name.

From Quiz Scrappy Second Basemen

Answer: Johnny Evers

Adams wrote his famous lines in 1910: "These are the saddest of possible words, Tinker to Evers to Chance." Johnny Evers was feisty to a fault, and got along with no one in particular, especially his double-play combo mate, Joe Tinker. He was a gamer, though, and helped the Cubs to several National League championships, as well as the "Miracle Braves" of 1914. All four players listed here are in the Hall of Fame. Eddie ("Cocky") Collins, Charlie ("The Mechanical Man") Gehringer, and Frankie ("The Fordham Flash") Frisch were, all things considered, too talented to be given the "scrappy" label, although Frisch was something of a fireball.

From Quiz Short People

Answer: Luis Aparicio

He has played 2581 games from 1956 to 1973. As of January 2001, no other player has played more career games at shortstop.

From Quiz 20th Century Second Bests

Answer: Davey Johnson

Davey Johnson tied the National League record of 42 in 1973 while playing for Atlanta. He also had 1 pinch hit home run in addition to that.

From Quiz First Baseman Records

Answer: Hank Greenberg

Hank hit 58 with the Tigers in 1938.

From Quiz Shortstop Records

Answer: Tony Fernandez

Tony Fernandez had 213 hits for Toronto in 1986.

From Quiz Third Basemen Records

Answer: Fred Lindstrom

Fred Lindstrom batted .379 in 1930.

From Quiz Second Basemen Records

Answer: Rogers Hornsby

Rogers Hornsby collected 250 hits in 1922.

From Quiz Records: First Basemen

Answer: Lou Gehrig

Lou Gehrig had a .765 slugging average in 1927.

From Quiz Sluggers at the Hot Corner

Answer: Matt Williams

Williams was fortunate enough to play for the Giants (1989), the Indians (1997), and the Diamondbacks (2001). Williams belted a homer and had seven RBIs to help Arizona win the 2001 World Series title. During his career, Williams smacked 378 home runs and won four Gold Glove awards for fielding excellence.

From Quiz The Corner is Hot!

Answer: Mike Lowell

Lowell was the Boston Red Sox third baseman when they went up against the Rockies in the World Series. Mike batted .400 and went 6-for-15 in the series that saw the Red Sox skunk the Rockies, four games to none. It was Boston's seventh World Series title in franchise history.

From Quiz Good Field-No Hit Shortstops

Answer: Gene Michael

Gene Michael (career batting average .229) capably manned shortstop for the Yanks during their lean years. He later managed the Yanks and the Chicago Cubs and has since served George Steinbrenner in a variety of executive capacities. George Strickland was a weak-hitting, good-fielding shortstop for the powerful Cleveland Indian teams of the 1950s. He had a brief go at managing the Indians in the 60s. Tony Kubek was too decent a hitter to be tagged with the "good glove-no hit" label. He was a fixture at short with the great Yankee teams of the late 50s and early 60s and later made a name for himself in the broadcasting booth. Tom Tresh was mostly an outfielder for the Yanks in the 60s, but he put in time at shortstop, particularly when Kubek was fulfilling a military commitment in 1962. He started out as a dangerous hitter, but waned as time went on.

From Quiz Scrappy Second Basemen

Answer: Tony Womack

Tony Womack is typical of infielders who have made up for lack of batting prowess by using speed to scratch and claw their way on base. Womack played shortstop for the World Champion Diamondbacks in 2001, but was at second base for the pennant-winning Cardinals in 2004. Mark Bellhorn was the other second baseman in the 2004 series with the Boston Red Sox, but he never appeared in any other World Series in previous stints with the A's, Cubs, or Rockies. Mark Grudzielanek has been a dependable second baseman with a number of National League clubs and was five outs away from getting to the World Series with the 2003 Cubs; he replaced Womack for the Cards after the 2004 season. Alfonso Soriano saw World Series action with the Yanks in 2001 and 2003, before being traded to the Rangers for Alex Rodriguez prior to the 2004 season.

From Quiz Around The Horn: Infield Combos

Answer: Perez

Tony Perez was traded to Montreal to allow Danny Driessen to assume the first base job. Rose was next to depart in 1979, joining the Phillies as a free agent, then Morgan used the same route to rejoin his first team, the Astros, in 1980. Concepcion was a true blue Red, playing 19 seasons with them from 1970 to 1988.

From Quiz Short People

Answer: Ernie Banks

Ernie hit 47 with the Cubs in 1958.

From Quiz 20th Century Second Bests

Answer: Charlie Gehringer

Gehringer hit 60 doubles in 1936 while playing for the Tigers.

From Quiz First Baseman Records

Answer: Cecil Fielder

Cecil leads the majors amongst first basemen with 182 with Detroit in 1990.

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