Obscure sports trivia

OK, so maybe it could be Barry Bonds.

 

It is Bonds.

 

My first thought was remembering how everyone made such a big deal about A-Rod finally getting to play in the World Series after all those years.

Then after posting that, I realized, hey, Bonds played for the Pirates for a long time. And wasn't he already in Aaron-Ruth chase mode when he played in the Series?

 

Who was the first player to hit 150 or more RBIs in a season seven times?

 

I can see why they retired Mattingly's number. He was the face of the franchise for their entire World Series drought. For Yankees fans of the 1980s, it's hard to overstate how beloved he is. He was pretty much all they had.
Plus, he created tons of precious memories for young fans like this one:

 

He was also the best player in baseball for a while.

 

My guess is Lou Gehrig.

 

Your guess is correct.

 

I expect he got to drive in Babe a lot, since Babe hit in front of him and walked so much.

Gehrig had 157 RBIs in 1937 and started his decline in 1938, at 35 years of age. He was done within a year. He took care of himself and could have played another four years at least (maybe even more, though the war) had he stayed healthy. He lost at least 150 homers and 600 RBIs.

 

Who scored the first run in World Series history? Bonus, who got the RBI on the play.

 

Just a WAG. Harry Hooper, Jimmy Collins with the RBI. Or Tris Speaker.

 

For whatever reason, I’ll guess Cy Young is the answer as I assume he pitched in the opener of the 1903 Series and maybe got on base. I’ll say Jimmy Collins drove him in.