| Which one-time San Francisco Giant is the most recent player to hit two home runs in a single major league All-Star game?
Hint: #1 It was not the only time he was the All-Star game Most Valuable Player.
Hint: #2 He was the first National League player to homer in four consecutive Opening Day games.
Thursday question answered:
Q. Which catcher threw out Rickey Henderson trying to steal second, just after Henderson broke Babe Ruth’s major league career record for bases on balls?
Hint: #1 His father was a scout for two orange and black major league teams, signing, among others, Gabe Kapler.
Hint: #2 His name translates roughly from the German as “love valley”.
A. MIKE LIEBERTHAL [Wiki Bio]
– Ans. Henderson walked for the 2,063rd time on 25-Apr-2001, but didn’t make it safely past 1st base.
– #1 Lieberthal’s father is Dennis Lieberthal, a scout for DET and a former SFG scout.
– #2 Could also be “lover valley” or “lover dale”.
FCR – Leonard Epstein, Dallas |
