Peter,

Which former Bulldog failed to get Most Valuable Player votes only three times in his first ten seasons?

Hint: #1 In the other seven seasons, he received first place votes in four of them including all of them one year.

Hint: #2 In doing so, he joined an elite club begun by Frank Robinson.

Thursday’s question answered:

Q. Which one-time Anaheim Angels player broke Mickey Mantle’s record for the most games with a home run from each side of the plate?

Hint: #1 In the game where he broke the record, this player’s left-handed blast was off the father of NFL MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

Hint: #2 He was the first Cleveland Indians player to appear in a World Series game as a designated hitter.

A. EDDIE MURRAY  [SABR Bio]

– Ans. Mantle did it 10 X. Murray hit his 11^th on 21-Apr-1994.  The current record is a tie at 14, held by Mark Teixeira & his one-time NYY teammate, Nick Swisher. Murray played 41 G for ANA in 1997.

– #1 His 11^th game with one each was in Minnesota. Watch here. Mahomes & son here.

– #2 CLE WS DH AB=Game 3, 24-Oct-1995

FCR – Dan McLaughlin, Floral Park, New York