| Who is still the youngest player to reach seven hundred career bases-on-balls?
Hint: #1 He is the only player to finish second in Rookie of the Year voting then second in Most Valuable Player voting within three seasons.
Hint: #2 He remains the only player in major league history to accumulate one hundred home runs and four hundred walks before his twenty-fifth birthday.
Thursday’s question answered:
Q. Which one-time Kansas City Royals player is the only non-Yankee switch-hitter ever voted Most Valuable Player in the American League?
Hint: #1 He helped take down the Big Red Machine.
Hint: #2 He is the first player at his position to start the All-Star Game for both leagues.
A. VIDA BLUE [SABR Bio]
– Ans. BBTL Blue was AL MVP in 1971. Played for KCR in 1982–83.
– #1 Blue & his OAK teammates won the WS in 1972, 4-3 over CIN. The CIN team dominance in the 1970s earned them the “Big Red Machine” nickname.
– #2 He was the starting pitcher for the AL in 1971 & 1975 pitching for OAK. Playing for SFG, he started for the NL in 1978. The NL won all 3 of his ASG starts.
FCR – Tom Hannon, Amesbury Massachusetts |
