Peter,

Which Boston first baseman collected more RBI one year than the number of games he played? (minimum 100 RBI)

Hint: #1 Two years later, on Bastille Day, he began a three-game streak that tied him with Johnny Kling and Pinky Higgins, in the feat they had accomplished in 1902 and 1938 respectively.

Hint: #2 Husky of build, he had starred for the Huskies.

Tuesday’s question answered:

Q. Who is the only native of San Francisco to become Rookie of the Year.

Hint: #1 A player with his same given name opposed him twenty-seven times in postseason play.

Hint: #2 A former All-Star, he retired rather than join an expansion team in an expansion draft.

A. GIL McDOUGALD  [SABR Bio]

– Ans. B. 19-May-1928, San Francisco, California. AL ROY=1951

– #1 HOF Gilbert Ray ‘Gil’ Hodges & Gilbert James ‘Gil’ McDougald played in the same World Series 4 times, 27 games in all: 1952 X 7

1953 X 6

1955 X 7

1956 X 7.

– #2 McDougald was chosen by the newly formed Los Angeles Angels in MLB’s original expansion draft for the 1961 season.

FCR – Bob Heckman, Alexandria, Virginia

~ D. Bruce Brown

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