Hint: #1 In his first full year in the majors, he led the majors in at-bats and produced an offensive explosion that threatened to break the all-time records for doubles in a season.

Hint: #2 He is the youngest player in MLB history to achieve multi-home-run game in his first two career games.

Thursday’s question answered:

Q. Who is the only native of the state of Delaware to reach one hundred career home runs?

Hint: #1 His first major league hit came off a pitcher who had thrown a perfect game. The next night, he belted his first career home run off a two-time Cy Young Award winner.

Hint: #2 He was Au… you know. His uniform really ought to be 79.

A. PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT   [B-R Bio]

– Ans. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, Goldschmidt hit his most recent home run, his 370^th career blast, on 19-Jun-2025.

– #1 The H was off Matt Cain on 01-Aug-2011. The HR was off Tim Lincecum on 02-Aug-2011.

– #2 Chemical symbol for gold is Au. Goldschmidt is called “Goldie” by many of his fans. The chemical number for Au is 79.

FCR – Jim Cochran, Tuscaloosa, Alabama