Obscure sports trivia

No and no. Ted is No. 6 in the modern era.

 

Tris Speaker for both answers (though I am pretty sure he retired with Cleveland)

 

Tris is No. 5 among all-time players in the modern era, with a .345 average.

The last player to retire from MLB as a member of the Red Sox with a .300 career average is Sean Casey. He hit .322 in 2008 and retired with a .3022 lifetime average in 5,066 at-bats. According to Baseball Reference, he earned $41 million in his career. Good guy, good on MLB Network and a fellow Three Chopt Tech alum, but man, $41 million seems unbelievable.

 

If you gave me 50 guesses,don’t think I would have gotten Casey. Good question.

 

Which baseball Hall of Famer played for the most teams. Hint: he played for 11 and he is in as a player.

 

Wow, that is a good one. My guess is someone from the 1870-1890 era who played for Providence, Troy, Worchester, Buffalo, Louisville, etc., when those franchises were considered major leagues.

 

I thought of Gaylord Perry, but he "only" has eight. And Rickey Henderson has nine.

 

You are on the right track and this dude played on several of them.

hint: if you go by black ink scores, he is in the top 10 all time..just ahead of guys like Aaron, Mantle, Bonds and Schmidt.

 

Rickey and Goose Gossage are the modern leaders with nine each.

 

The answer was Dan Brouthers, who played on 11 teams in three leagues over 19 years. Was the dominant hitter of his era. Led the league in WAR for position players five times. He led the league in OPS+ six seasons in a row and eight overall. Only other guys to do six or more are Ruth, Cobb and Hornsby.

 

When he played if you had told someone he led the league in WAR they would have thought he got in a lot of fights.

 

Who is the only player in MLB history to hit into four triple plays? (Hint - he's in the HOF).