| Who was the first Latin player inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame?
Hint: #1 He led his team to two World Series championships, but won a Most Valuable Player Award in a season his team finished third in the final standings.
Hint: #2 He was once presented with a scroll signed by ten per cent of his native country’s population.
Monday’s question answered:
Q. Which Hall of Fame pitcher became a professional photographer after retiring from baseball?
Hint: #1 He finished in the Top Three in Cy Young Award voting an impressive nine times
Hint: #2 He was the first to surrender a home run to a player who used a pink bat.
A. RANDY JOHNSON [SABR Bio]
– Ans. Johnson immersed himself in his lifelong passion of photography, founding Randy Johnson Photography. He has done professional work shooting NCAA football games, concerts & wildlife in Africa. He’s been on the sidelines at the Super Bowl & on tour with acts like Metallica.
– #1 Johnson won the CYA 5 X: 1995 w/SEA then 1999, 2000, 2001 & 2002* for ARI. He finished.
2nd in 1993;
3rd in 1994;
2nd in 1997; &
2nd in 2004.
– #2 On Mothers’ Day, 14-May-2006, Oakland CF, Mark Kotsay homered with a legal bat colored pink in the 1st inning off Johnson, NYY starter. The bat’s color was as part of MLB’s “Go to Bat Against Breast Cancer” promotion. *Unanimous vote.
FCR – Tom Howel, Reno |
