TEST YOUR BASEBALL GRAY MATTER - By Gene Elston
Yes..."Test Your Baseball Gray Matter" by Gene Elston is back
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Quote:I found this on googleHmmm...I did a google search too and came up with Boston. I started out with nothing...and I still have most of it.
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From baseball-almanac.comQuote:A special gray version of the 1906 home uniform with fine pin striping was made up for the 07 series. Since the Cubs had been upset by the cross-town White Sox in the 06...
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Well, it ain't surprising that a Cubs fan would know the answer. I am ready for Gene's verification though.Gene, is he correct??
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I kept checking because I didn't like the first line of my quote thinking that it may have been the 1906 Chicago Orphans AKA Cubs.I found the following at baseballhalloffame.com in a section called...
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Checked unis would be a little unusual. How about a plaid uniform? Anyway, what is a "Superba"? Every time I see that I think of "Superbra".
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I think it might be pronounced "Superb - a", as in someone who is superb? Just a thought.
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Gene asked to pass on to you all that he will reveal the answer here in a couple of days when he has a chance to get back online.Someone did answer the quiz correctly but I'll let him give you the...
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One thing about the great game of baseball there seems to be something new (or old) we learn about the game. So my baseball cap is off to "Cubfan1126" for coming up with the following: "but true...
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Quote:Name the year, the pitchers and their catchers for each of the Colt.45s/Astros no-hitters.OK, just taking a guess on the catchers for the first 3.5/17/63 - Don Nottebart - John Bateman?4/23/64 -...
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From AstrosDaily:"Ken said about everything was working for him. His knuckler, his fast ball, his curve, his change-up -- the big fellow throws more different pitches, from more different deliveries...
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I think Bateman is correct for catcher for Notty's no-no . I recall reading that Bateman came out to tell Nottebart that he had in no-hitter going in the 7th or so and Don told him to shut up and get...
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The catcher for Wilson's 67 no-hitter was Dave Adlesh.Don must have had some wicked stuff. He seemed to be almost as unhittable as JR when he was on his game. Imagine all the quality innings we lost...
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To Speedy O and others:Here is the answer to gray matter. 1963 - Nottebart - John Bateman1964 - Johnson - Jerry Grote1967 - Don Wilson - Dave Adlesh1969 - Don Wilson - Don Bryant1976 - Dierker - Ed...
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Near as I can tell:If you mean the Washington Senators that became the Minnesota Twins, Jim Kaat played into the 1983 season.If you mean the Washington Senators that became the Texas Rangers, Toby...
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The Gray matter question'-answer is correct. Toby Harrah. That one is easy. Let's stay with the old Washington Senators.Gray matter question is: Name the starting line-up in the last game for the old...
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I'm stumped on that one. Of course that isn't hard to do. I started out with nothing...and I still have most of it.
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I'm not sure of the starting line-up, but I' m pretty sure the game was forfeited to the Yankees because the fans started to dismantle the park before the final out. I think the Senators were winning...
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On that same day, the Astros lost 2-1 against Don Sutton at LA to finish 79-83. The Astros starting line-up was:ss- Metzger2B- MorganCF- Cedeno1B- WatsonRF- WynnLF- Alou3B- MenkeC- EdwardP-...
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Sometime ago I sent a Gray Matter asking - "Name the first major league stadium, along with the year, that flashed the letter E and the letter H when a decision was made by the official scorer." The...
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The National Association had the Washington Olympics and the Washington Blue Legs way back in the 1870s, I believe. There was also a Washington Statesmen team in the American Association in the...
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