Dave's Baseball, Ghost Pepper Style 3 Quiz

Answer: Steve Carlton

The trade took place in February 1972. Carlton just came off his seventh season as a St. Louis Cardinal and finished the season with a 20-9 record. The Phillies pitcher Wise went 17-14 in 1971. Carlton fully blossomed in the next weeks as a Phillie to not only throw a Triple Crown in the 1972 season but also win the NL Cy Young Award with his 27-10 record and striking out 310. Steve would go on to be a 20-game winner another four times and win three more Cy Young Awards.

He also led the NL five times in strikeouts. Carlton spent 15 seasons in a Phillies uniform.

He retired with a 329-244 record along with 4136 career strikeouts. He was inducted into the hall in his first year of eligibility. On the other side of the trade, Wise retired with a 188-181 record, never won a strikeout crown, a Cy Young Award, or being a 20-game winner.

Answer: Bill Dinneen

Klem worked a record 18 World Series from 1908-1940. Klem and Tom Connolly were the first umpires inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1953. Dinneen was a pitcher from 1898-1909. He was on the winning side with the Boston Americans in the first-ever World Series in 1903. Bill went 3-1 in the series.

He retired in 1909 and worked his first World Series in 1911. He would work eight World Series overall including four in the 1920s. Ironically as it turned out, Connolly, Dinneen, and Klem would all miss the 1919 Black Sox Scandal World Series.

Answer: Hank Aaron

Hank was a 21-season Brave in Milwaukee and Atlanta. In May 1970 'Hammerin Hank' got his 3000th career hit against the Cincinnati Reds and pitcher Wayne Simpson. On that day Hank had already hit 569 of his 755 career home runs. Aaron was inducted into the hall in his first year of eligibility in 1982 being on a tremendous 97.8% of the balloting. Willie Mays was the second player in history to be a member of the 500 Home Run Club and 3000 Hit Club only two months after Aaron on July 18. Eddie Murray was the third and final player of the 20th Century to achieve both heights. Rafael Palmeiro also accomplished this in 2005 in his final season with the Orioles.

Answer: Frank

After playing in many glorious seasons with the Phillies, Ed was a Washington Senator and on the top of Niagara Falls on July 2, 1903, when he either slipped and fell, was pushed, or committed suicide. Investigators never came up with an official closure. Joe was the next to die at 60 in 1936. Tom followed him at age 78 in 1951 with Jim passing at 74 in 1953. Frank outlasted them all until he was 83 and died in 1966. Frank who played in the American League in the New York outfield retired with the Pittsburgh Rebels of the Federal League in 1915 after six seasons of baseball.

Answer: Dodgers

The Dodgers and Giants moved from New York in 1958 to the West Coast. The Dodgers then won their second World Series in franchise history the following season against the White Sox in 1959. The Giants took five seasons and appeared in the series in 1962 in a loss to the Yankees.

The Athletics also took five seasons after moving from Kansas City in 1968, then winning it all in Oakland in 1972. The St. Louis Browns became the Baltimore Orioles in 1954, then won a World Series 13 seasons later in 1966 against the Dodgers.

Answer: Lou Brock

Brock played for 19 seasons from 1961-1979, 16 seasons with the Cardinals and the rest of his time with the Cubs. From 1965-1976 Lou stole 50+ in 12 consecutive seasons while topping out at 118 in 1974. Brock's 1974 season broke the modern day single season record of Maury Wills with his own 104 in 1962. Lou led the National League eight times with his thefts.

He retired in 1979 with 938, only to be surpassed by the great Rickey Henderson. Brock was inducted into the hall in 1985. Henderson stole 50+ in a season 13 times but only in seven consecutive seasons. Coleman stole 50+ in six consecutive seasons while Cobb stole 50+ in only five.

Answer: John McGraw

It was in August 2007 that Cox of the Atlanta Braves stepped on top of the ejections ladder with the compliments of home plate umpire Ted Barrett for arguing a third strike call. Bobby managed in 29 seasons with the Blue Jays and Braves from 1978-2010.

He was Manager of the Year in 1985 with Toronto, then won three more awards with the Braves. Cox took the Braves to five World Series in the 1990s but could bag only one crown. He was inducted into the Hall in 2014 as a manager. McGraw managed for 33 seasons with the Orioles but mostly the New York Giants from 1899-1932.

The Hall of Fame manager took the Giants to 10 National League pennants and won three World Series.

Answer: Bob Feller

Feller was a career Cleveland Indian from 1936-1956. Along with his three no-hitters, Bob threw 12 heartbreaking one-hitters in his career. Feller who wore the familiar 19 on his jersey was a 20-game winner six times. He lost three Major League seasons to WWII.

He also led the league seven times with the most strikeouts and topped out at 348 in 1946. Bob also threw a Triple Crown in 1940 and retired in 1956 with a 266-162 record. 'Rapid Robert' was inducted into the Hall in 1962 in his first year of eligibility.

Answer: Carlton Fisk

Fisk played over 2200 games as a catcher from 1969-1993 with the White Sox and Red Sox. He hit 376 career home runs with 72 coming after he turned 40 years of age in December 1987. He retired with a Rookie of the Year Award, one World Series appearance in 1975 with Boston in a loss to the Reds, and was later inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000.

Answer: Goody Rosen

Koufax made the number 32 famous in the franchise with his commanding presence and records set in the 1960s. Rosen was the first Dodger to wear the number 32 in 1937. Rosen played five seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers and one with the New York Giants.

The centerfielder retired in 1946. His best season was in 1945 when he hit 12 home runs and batted .325. He never saw a World Series game and later died in 1994 at the age of 81.