| Which one-time Oriole moundsman led the majors in WHIP the year after he left the Astros?
Hint: #1 He led his league in WHIP a few years later the season after his team won the World Series.
Hint: #2 He was the Most Valuable Player of the first postseason series he ever played in.
Tuesday’s question answered:
Q. Who banged out 210 hits in “the year of the pitcher”?
Hint: #1 In fact, he amassed two hundred hits per year, minimum, for each of a record ten seasons?
Hint: #2 He set an unmatched record by being chosen a National League All-Star at five different positions.
A. PETE ROSE [SABR Bio]
– Ans. Rose had 210 safeties in 1968 & another 218 in 1969.
– #1 Rose had at least 200 H in:
- 1965 (209)
- 1966 (205)
- 1968 (210)
- 1969 (218)
- 1970 (205)
- 1973 (230)
- 1975 (210)
- 1976 (215)
- 1977 (204)
- 1979 (208)
Rose being upset that the strike-shortened ‘72 season cost him 200 hits. CIN missed 8 games that year & he had 198 H. Ichiro later tied his record of 10 seasons with 200 hits.
– #2 Rose was an NL All-Star 17 X & at least once at each of 1B, 2B, 3B, LF & RF, though not necessarily in that order.
FCR – Jay Herdson, Ellicott City, Maryland |
