On every weeknight during Spring Training, one of the TYA writers will post a trivia question as the nightly open thread. The blog administrators will keep track of the winners, and the commenter with the most correct answers will win a prize that has yet to be decided upon. The answers will be posted in the following evening’s open thread.
Yesterday’s Question: In honor of Curtis Granderson’s birthday, name the 7 players who have hit 20 doubles, 20 triples, and 20 home runs in the same season. Which 4 also had 20 steals? Which 2 had 30-30 (homers and steals) seasons in the same year as their 20-20-20-20 season?
Answers:
Jimmy Rollins (2007) / 30-30
Willie Mays (1957) / 30-30
Curtis Granderson (2007) / 20 SB
Frank Schulte (1911) / 20 SB
Jeff Heath (1941)
George Brett (1979)
Jim Bottomley (1928)
Today’s question: Since Derek Jeter’s rookie season in 1996, 28 other players have started at least one game in the leadoff slot for the Yankees. How many can you name off the top of your head?
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TIQ IQ
Brett Gardner
Johnny Damon
Wade Boggs
ChuckKnoblach
Alfonso Soriano
Homer Bush
Scott Broscius
Tim Raines
Scott Pose
Chad Curtis
Rickey Ledee
Enrique Wilson
Bernie Williams
Tony Womack
Melky Cabrerra
Bobby Abreu
All correct…very impressed that you got Scott Pose.
Mariano Duncan
Robinson Cano
Justin Christian
I’m racking my brain here….
Cano and Christian are correct. Duncan is not. Although he was inserted into the leadoff slot on 6/8/96, he never started a game batting first.
Miguel Cairo
Kenny Lofton
Bubba Crosby
Three more correct…seven more to go.
Erick Almonte (I remember he filled in for Jeter for a short run)
Gerald Williams?
Lance Johnson
Luis Palonia
Jose Vizcaino?
All correct.
These old brain cells are struggling here….
Chad Curtis?
These quizes really bring back some old memories…I love them!
You got him already.
Dementia
Tony Tarasco?
Luis Sojo
Are you sure that there were not 29?
There were 29 including Jeter…looks like you got all of them.
By the way, while all the analysts/writers here are very good, I think you are the best. I love your work. I think you have a bright future in the business.
Thanks for the kind words…I really appreciate it. Everyone has a style that appeals most to certain people. TYA is lucky to have a lot of quality and variety.
True–I love some of the unusual stuff you have written like the 112 year retrospective on Yankees ST…I think you also wrote the Dillinger piece, and Billy Sunday pieces as well IIRC. All great stuff…the stuff books are made of..