MLB Trivia - 6/21/06

**TexAg001** · 06-21-06, 12:03 PM

Carlos Zambrano?

**Willie Bee** · 06-21-06, 12:34 PM

Not Crazy Carlos, though I could see him doing that before it's all over.

Let's see, the remaining nine are from the following teams:
Yankees (2 x)
White Sox
Orioles
Reds
Phillies
Cubs
Dodgers (2x)

It's happened just once in the last 22+ seasons. Happened twice in 1962. Three of the nine pitchers are in the Hall of Fame.

**bigboydan** · 06-21-06, 01:03 PM

is sandy kofax one of the dodgers ?

**Willie Bee** · 06-21-06, 01:48 PM

Not Koufax, though one of the Dodgers was a left-hander.

**TexAg001** · 06-21-06, 02:03 PM

OK well lets go with the greatest all around baseball player ever..Babe Ruth. Surely in those 100 wins or so that he had he knocked one in and won 1-0.

**Willie Bee** · 06-21-06, 03:10 PM

Good guess, but incorrect.

Here are the seasons that it happened...1932, 1938, 1959, 1962 (twice), 1965, 1971, 1983, 2002.

**moses millsap** · 06-21-06, 04:37 PM

Was Fernando the LAD lefty?

**Willie Bee** · 06-21-06, 04:43 PM

Nope, not Fernando. But a Dodgers teammate of Fernando's was the one who did it in 1983.

How about this: One of the pitchers to do this went on to a career in politics.

**bigboydan** · 06-21-06, 04:45 PM

you beat me to it owned. i was gonna guess Fernando as well, since drysdale was a righty.

**bigboydan** · 06-21-06, 04:46 PM

Originally posted by Willie Bee

Nope, not Fernando. But a Dodgers teammate of Fernando's was the one who did it in 1983.

How about this: One of the pitchers to do this went on to a career in politics.

bob welch and jim bunting ?

**moses millsap** · 06-21-06, 04:46 PM

Welch?

**moses millsap** · 06-21-06, 04:47 PM

Or Pena?

**bigboydan** · 06-21-06, 04:51 PM

odallas perez is another one i think.

**bigboydan** · 06-21-06, 04:52 PM

Originally posted by OWNED

Welch?

ya, gotta be him.

**Willie Bee** · 06-21-06, 04:56 PM

Good answers, Dan and Owned...

We have four of the 10 now, counting the very first to do so (# to left of pitcher represents a chronological order to this feat).

1. Tom Hughes (Thomas J.): Aug 3, 1906. First pitcher to do it, hits homer in 10th off St. Louis Browns pitcher Fred Glad to give Washington a 1-0 win.

7. Jim Bunning: May 5, 1965. Bunning tosses a 4-hit shutout, homering off New York’s Warren Spahn in a 1-0 win for the Phils over the Mets..

9. Bob Welch: June 17, 1983. Welch scatters six hits and homers off Mario Soto in the bottom of the 6th to give the Dodgers a 1-0 win over the Reds.

10. Odalis Perez: Aug 28, 2002. Perez homers in the 5th inning off Rick Helling and the Dodgers win 1-0 over the Diamondbacks. Erci Gagne pitches the 9th for LA, picking up his 45th save of the season.

**bigboydan** · 06-21-06, 04:58 PM

whittey ford ?

**moses millsap** · 06-21-06, 05:06 PM

I won't know any of the other ones, because I wasn't born yet.

**Willie Bee** · 06-21-06, 05:27 PM

Originally posted by bigboydan

whittey ford ?

Not the Chairman of the Board.

Originally posted by OWNED

I won't know any of the other ones, because I wasn't born yet.

Gee, thanks for reminding me that I've been around so long

Last Hint: The remaining six to do this had the following initials (using the nicknames they were most widely known by in a couple of instances)...RR, SC, EW, MP, JK and JP

**bigboydan** · 06-21-06, 07:45 PM

steve carlton in 71 ?

**Willie Bee** · 06-22-06, 08:28 AM

The SC was not Lefty in 1971.

Complete list of pitchers who have been credited with the win in 1-0 games and also homered for the only run of the contest...

1. Tom Hughes (Thomas J.): Aug 3, 1906. First pitcher to do it, hits homer in 10th off St. Louis Browns pitcher Fred Glade and goes distance on mound to give Washington a 1-0 win.

2. Red Ruffing: Aug 13, 1932. Ruffing homers in the top of the 10th off Washington’s Tommy Thomas to pitch and hit the Yankees to a 1-0 win.

3. Spud Chandler: May 21, 1938. Belts a homer in the 8th off Chicago’s Thornton Lee to pitch and hit the Yankees to a 1-0 win.

4. Early Wynn: May 1, 1959. Wynn goes deep in the 8th off Boston’s Tom Brewer in the White Sox’ 1-0 win over the Red Sox.

5. Milt Pappas: April 18, 1962. Pappas pitches the first six innings of Baltimore’s 1-0 win over the Yankees, hitting a homer in the fifth off New York’s Bill Stafford for the game’s only run.

6. Johnny Klippstein: Aug 6, 1962. Klippstein homers in the 13th off Houston’s Don McMahon and pitches final three innings (in relief offor Bob Purkey) of Cincinnati’s 1-0 win.

7. Jim Bunning: May 5, 1965. Bunning tosses a 4-hit shutout, homering off New York’s Warren Spahn in a 1-0 win for the Phils over the Mets.

8. Juan Pizzaro: Sept 16, 1971. Pizarro knocks a Tom Seaver pitch over the fence in the 8th to pitch and hit the Cubs past the Mets, 1-0.

9. Bob Welch: June 17, 1983. Welch scatters six hits and homers off Mario Soto in the bottom of the 6th to give the Dodgers a 1-0 win over the Reds.

10. Odalis Perez: Aug 28, 2002. Perez homers in the 5th inning off Rick Helling and the Dodgers win 1-0 over the Diamondbacks. Eric Gagne is the pitcher for LA in the 9th, picking up his 45th save of the season.

**bigboydan** · 06-22-06, 04:26 PM

i should have known one of them was Milt Pappas.

maybe if i would have googled for the answers i would have got more.

**Willie Bee** · 06-22-06, 04:30 PM

Originally posted by bigboydan

i should have known one of them was Milt Pappas.

maybe if i would have googled for the answers i would have got more.

Not sure that's one you can Google, Danny Boy. That comes from a ton of research that one of my acquaintances has put into stuff like this. Dude is a walking frickin' baseball encyclopedia.

**BuddyBear** · 06-22-06, 07:21 PM

I remember last year watching the Giants/Brewers game and Brad Hennessy hit a 2 out 3-run homer and the final score of the game was 3-0 so that is kind of close....

**clonecat** · 06-23-06, 09:02 AM

Ok Willie,

I don't know the answer to this, but it has to be out there somewhere today.

How many pitchers have lost a 1-0 game, pitching a 1 hitter, with the lone hit being a home run?

**Willie Bee** · 06-23-06, 09:35 AM

Interesting, clonecat. I love a good challenge. Will try and see what my buddy and I can find out about that in the near future.

**Illusion** · 06-23-06, 10:59 PM

Originally posted by clonecat

Ok Willie,

I don't know the answer to this, but it has to be out there somewhere today.

How many pitchers have lost a 1-0 game, pitching a 1 hitter, with the lone hit being a home run?

It happened last night to the Cardinals and it also happened last year when Freddy Garcia threw a one hitter and lost to the Twins. I would love to know the exact answer though.