A day after St. Patrick’s Day and as teams competed in the World Baseball Classic and NCAA basketball’s March Madness, a lucky 13 members and guests gathered to talk preseason baseball on Saturday.
Some of us donated baseballs to Monte Cely for use in the chapter’s baseball memories program for Alzheimer’s patients and guests. Volunteers assisted 19 participants at AGE of Central Texas on March 15.
Jan Larson brought an Opening Day-themed quiz that proved that most of us need more spring training games to get back in quiz shape. Before the quiz, Jan remarked that most of us wouldn’t be shut out, but he doubted any perfect scores.
Cy Morong (pictured above, right) took top prize, an Adrián Beltré bobblehead, with 5 points, while Jim Baker (pictured above, left) and Jerry Miller tied for second with 4 points each. However, Jim eked by Jerry on a non-baseball tiebreaker question, winning a Kyle Tucker bobblehead.
Take your swing at Jan’s quiz below. The answers immediately follow the questions.
Our February meeting was on Zoom, so Jerry Miller (above, left) delivered to Jan the prize for winning last month’s trivia quiz – a team photo of the Atlanta Braves in 1966.
We’ve set next month’s meeting for 1 p.m. Sunday, April 16, at County Line BBQ on the Lake (5204 FM 2222 in Austin). Hope you can join us!
Opening Day Quiz
By Jan Larson
Note: Opening Day is considered to be a team’s first game of the season, home or road, unless otherwise noted.
- Which franchise has the longest Opening Day winning streak? (1 point)
- Which franchise has the best overall winning percentage in Opening Day games? (1 point)
- Which team was no-hit on Opening Day? (1 point)
- Name the three players tied for the most career home runs on Opening Day. (3 points)
- Name the team that lost its Opening Day game by forfeit. (1 point)
- Which president threw the first Opening Day ceremonial first pitch? (1 point)
- What career home run did Henry Aaron hit during the Cincinnati Reds’ Opening Day in 1974? (1 point)
- What pitcher holds the record for most pitching wins without a loss on Opening Day? (1 point)
- This Hall of Famer played his one and only game against Lou Gehrig on Opening Day of 1939. Name him. (1 point)
- This Hall of Fame pitcher threw a total of nine Opening Day shutouts in his career. Name him. (1 point)
Tiebreaker: Who are the Mythbusters?
Answers
- Astros (10) (current)
- Mets (40-21) .656
- White Sox
- Frank Robinson, Ken Griffey, Jr., Adam Dunn (eight each)
- New York Giants (1907, forfeit to Phillies due to fans throwing snowballs)
- William Howard Taft (1910)
- 714
- Jimmy Key
- Ted Williams
- Walter Johnson
Tiebreaker: Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman
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