Wanna Play Trivia

My gut says Johnny Bench—so I will too.

 

Who was the pitcher for the Braves in the mid ‘60’s—‘70’s that wore size 16 spikes?

 

I was going to guess Bench as well but maybe Mike Piazza?

If so what major league HOF player hit a home run in his first at bat and never hit another one?

 

Now off line for hours.

Sorry.

 

Again, as with most of these type questions I tend to go with my gut instinct, so I think it’s RHP Mel Stottlemeyer.

 

Not Garber.

 

Cal Raleigh?

 

It’s not Neikro. I actually had a personal connection with this pitcher.

 

I know that you posted the story a few years back. Can't remember the pitcher's name.

Now I will give a big clue about the my trivia question. He is the last pitcher to complete game no-hit the Yankees. But he is more famous for his career as a reliever.

Also most career wins in relief.

And most career innings in relief.

Damn that is four decent trivia questions with the same answer!

It should be easy now.

Added in edit: First reliever inducted into the HOF?

Five good trivia questions with the same answer.

 

WAG to 74nole's trivia question: Ron Reed. He was a tall dude.

 

I don't know if I got the @74nole trivia question right but I will post my all time favorite baseball trivia question.

Everybody knows that Boston traded Babe Ruth to the Yankees after the 1919 season so he was the starting right fielder for the Yankees in 1920.

So who was the primary right fielder for the Yankees in 1919? Hint: He is in the HOF in a different sport.

 

That is the correct answer Lurk—he was 6’8” and wore a size 16 spike.(He hooked my Dad up with their equipment manager to help get my spikes after I went to a size 15).

 

I knew it was a HOF pitcher and as I posted I thought it was Mel Stottelmeyer—since he wasn’t the one, the pool of HOF pitchers that could possibly fit has got to be a special list—I’m going to say Hoyt Wilhelm. If it’s not him I’ll have to go to straight up guessing.

 

If you didn't say 60's/70's Braves I would have guessed The Big Unit Randy Johnson or (this is a deep cut) Dave Debusschere who played for the Pistons and Knicks but also pitched some for the White Sox in 1962 and 1963.