RJ Hamster
Thursday, January 8, 2026
| Peter, When did an American League player first win an All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award? Hint: #1 It would be twenty-one more years before the American League again scored as many runs in an All‑Star game. Hint: #2 It was the final second All-Star game in the same year. Midweek Bonus question answered: Q. For which All-Star Game was Hank Aaron the first player unanimously chosen? Hint: #1 Whitey Ford had a blown save. Hint: #2 It was played at a stadium celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. A. 1959a [B-R Box] – Ans. Aaron was hitting .370 at game time. Listen to the game here. – #1 It was Willie Mays who sent Ford to the showers, with a triple. Ford had just entered the game. Mays was the 4th & final batter he faced. – #2 Forbes Field, the Pirates’ home field, opened in 1909. It was also the bicentennial of the City of Pittsburgh & the centennial of the discovery of petroleum nearby. FCR – Terry Walters, Wabasha, Minnesota ~ D. Bruce Brown |
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