TRIVIA TIME...

by PhattStairs on Nov 26, 2007 6:42 PM EST Comment 24 comments

I heard this on a Royals broadcast a couple of years ago, without searching, or peaking at comments, try to figure it out yourself...this is great fun and can be used in many a conversation MLB has 11 consecutive (back to back years) MVP Award Winners, one for every position (including pitcher), and 2 positions with 2, for a total of 11 players...also, there are 2 "active" players...active in "" because who knows how active Bonds is...there you go, you have 1...name the other 10

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I'm not so sure

Maybe I don't understand the question, but are you just looking for number of multiple MVP winners? If you are then there's more than 12. Like I said, I might not have a handle on the question, so if anybody can provide some insight, I'm all ears.

by dman126 on Nov 26, 2007 6:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I heard this thing a while back...

there might be more

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by PhattStairs on Nov 26, 2007 7:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

OK...

so I think there is 13 of em now I looked at it...some are very surprising...name them in your head...it just helps when u say all 9 positions plus 4 extras...you can go position by position and its fun...so CF, 1B, 3B have two and also whatever position they considered Juan Gonzalez(this is the one I missed)...other than that I don't think there is more than 13...maybe I am wrong

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by PhattStairs on Nov 26, 2007 7:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

DIARY AMMENDED...

CONSECUTIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!

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by PhattStairs on Nov 26, 2007 10:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Arod is one

Dale Murphy is another

Hillman, you're on notice.

by FireBell on Nov 26, 2007 7:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I remember this trivia question

As I recall, the question was about winners in consecutive years, not merely multiple winners. And the position players were (IIRC):

C - Roy Campanella
1B - don't remember
2B - Joe Morgan
SS - Ernie Banks?
3B - Mike Schmidt
OF - Mickey Mantle
OF - Roger Maris
OF - Dale Murphy
P - Hal Newhouser

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by cmkeller on Nov 26, 2007 9:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

my guess at 1b

Frank Thomas, not sure but I know he won some MVPs back in the 90's. I don't know if they were consecutive but they may have been.

time to check....

and yes it is frank thomas.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/thomafr04.shtml

by wildthang on Nov 26, 2007 9:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

O.K. yeah...consecutive years...SORRY...

for the bunk info...and if you came up with those off the top of your head...you are very good...

I believe the answer would be:

C Yogi Berra ('54 & '55, also '51)
1B Jimmie Foxx ('32 & '33, also '38)
Frank Thomas ('93 & '94)
2B Joe Morgan ('75 & '76)
SS Ernie Banks ('58 & '59)
3B Mike Schmidt ('80 & '81, also '86)
LF Barry Bonds ('92 & '93 and '01-'04, also '90)
CF Mickey Mantle ('56 & '57, also '62)
Dale Murphy ('82 & '83)
RF Roger Maris ('60 & '61)

and, almost unbelievably...

P Hal Newhouser ('44 & '45)

Ok, cool, again, SORRY for effing this up...consecutive years with MVPs
and

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by PhattStairs on Nov 26, 2007 10:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I love trivia, anyone got any others?

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by RoyalsRetro on Nov 26, 2007 11:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I've got a difficult one

Who were the first three MLB players who were drafted in the Amateur Draft and went directly to the Major Leagues without playing in the minor league system?

I probably disagree with you.

by NYRoyal on Nov 27, 2007 12:07 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Dave Winfield

was one of them, right?

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by cmkeller on Nov 27, 2007 9:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

umm...

The only one I know is Xavier Nady, but I have to assume he is far from the first three.

by Moose Tacos on Nov 27, 2007 9:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Jim Abbott and John Olerud

I believe did it, but I don't think they were the first.

David Clyde is probably one.

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by RoyalsRetro on Nov 27, 2007 10:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Answer

I think this one was unreasonably hard. The amateur draft started way back in 1965. The first three players to be drafted and go straight into the majors were:

Mike Adamson 1967
Steve Dunning 1970
Burt Hooton 1971

I probably disagree with you.

by NYRoyal on Nov 27, 2007 11:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Complete list

Asterisk indicates they came out of high school. College is one thing, but its insane that a kid just out of high school could play MLB. And its stunning how many of these guys are pitchers.

1967 - P Mike Adamson, Baltimore
1970 - P Steve Dunning, Cleveland
1971 - P Pete Broberg, Washington
1971 - OF Rob Ellis, Milwaukee
1971 - P Burt Hooton, Chi. Cubs
1972 - 3B Dave Roberts, San Diego
1973 - P Dick Ruthven, Philadelphia
1973 - P David Clyde, Texas*
1973 - OF Dave Winfield, San Diego
1973 - P Eddie Bane, Minnesota
1978 - P Tim Conroy, Oakland*
1978 - 3B Bob Horner, Atlanta
1978 - P Brian Milner, Toronto*
1978 - P Mike Morgan, Oakland*
1985 - OF Pete Incaviglia, Texas
1988 - P Jim Abbott, California
1989 - 1B John Olerud, Toronto
2000 - OF Xavier Nady, San Diego