Obscure sports trivia

Hornsby never had more than 17 stolen bases in a season.

Bobby Bonds is correct. He went 39-43 in 1973, with a home run negated by a rainout in an early-season game against the Braves. He also had one robbed by an over-the-wall catch in the next game. Wound up hitting No. 38 on Sept. 8 and then didn't homer again until the last game of the season on Sept. 30.

 

Hank Aaron had a 30-30 season in 1963, 44 HRs, 31 steals. Not sure if he was the first but there could not have been many before than. Aaron stole 15 or more bases every season from 1960-68, he could run.

Mantle could have easily done that in the 1950s, before his legs went totally tits-up, but the Yankees didn't run.

 

The first 30-30 guy was way before Hank Aaron, although one of Aaron's contemporaries (Willie Mays) was the first to do it since this guy.

 

Since 1961 - 13 AP NFL MVPs won the award playing for a team that wasn't the team they were originally drafted by. Name them.

 

Was thinking Hornsby only because he was a middle infielder and could imagine some manager making him try to steal 30 bases because “that’s what middle infielders do.”

 

Top of my head, I think I have 10.
John Elway
Mark Moseley
Joe Theisman
Brett Favre
Johnny Unitas
Steve Young
Drew Brees
Earl Morrall
Marshall Faulk
Kurt Warner

 

This fits here.

Quiz: How would you measure up to the world's toughest baseball trivia?

Here's a few. Answers at at the end of the link.

Which three players have amassed 1,000 hits for a team in the American League and for a team in the National League?

Which three major league managers have both won and lost 20 World Series games?

In 2004, the All-Star game MVP, American League Championship Series MVP, National League Championship Series MVP and World Series MVP all were born in the Dominican Republic. Name those four players.

Name the two Hall of Famers whose fathers played in the major leagues.

Who is the only player with 500 home runs and three World Series championship rings who never played for the Yankees?

 

Most Pro Bowls by an HOF eligible QB who has not been voted in?

 

1. Frank Robinson had 1,000 hits in each league.

3. Casey Stengel, Tony LaRussa and John McGraw

4. Ken Griffey Jr.

5. David Ortiz.

 

McNabb with six?

 

Mcnabb is one, John Hadl the other.

 

Actually Jack Kemp has seven