Baseball Photo Trivia

[fan_since79]

Tom Paciorek was given the nickname "Wimpy" (after the Popeye character) by Tommy Lasorda when he was in the Dodger minor league system. At a dinner one night with teammates, Paciorek was the only one to order a hamburger instead of steak.

 

 

Edited April 18, 2017 by fan_since79

[fan_since79]

Fifty-nine years ago today.

 

[Angels#1Fan]

LA Dodgers play in the LA Coliseum 1958.

[fan_since79]

1 minute ago, Angels#1Fan said:

LA Dodgers play in the LA Coliseum 1958.

First game in Los Angeles.

 

[Angels#1Fan]

Saw Wally Moon hit a "Moon Shot" over the screen in 1960.

[Skankhunt42]

[Blarg]

[Angel Oracle]

10 minutes ago, TaTaToohie said:

Baby something!   Baby Ruth!

Best end of the movie line was "Bertram really got into the 60s, and no one ever heard from him again."

[fan_since79]

Name two of these three men, and the circumstances of this photo.

Easy-to-medium difficulty.

[Angel Oracle]

Steve Bilko and Gene Mauch are the players from 1956 (PCL Angels at Wrigley Field)?    Bilko having been named PCL MVP?

[fan_since79]

4 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Steve Bilko and Gene Mauch are the players from 1956 (PCL Angels at Wrigley Field)?    Bilko having been named PCL MVP?

Bingo!

Gene Mauch presenting Bilko his MVP award in 1956.

I don't know who the other guy is.

 

[Angel Oracle]

6 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Bingo!

Gene Mauch presenting Bilko his MVP award in 1956.

I don't know who the other guy is.

 

Could be the PCL president at the time?

[fan_since79]

That question was relatively easy. Here's a harder one:

The man demonstrating his sliding technique here is one of eight players to achieve this singular milestone. The other seven are Pete Rose, Ty Cobb, Julio Franco, Hank Aaron, Derek Jeter, Ichiro Suzuki, and Stan Musial. He also holds a host of Pacific Coast League records.

[Angel Oracle]

I guessed the name, but had to look up the accomplishment.

I'm guessing late 1930s on the photo, and that it was a tryout going on that day (judging by the uniforms being semipro ones)?

[fan_since79]

The photo is c.1935. At least that's what the source says.

 

[fan_since79]

In 1926, while with the Angels, he hit .354 in 199 games with 291 hits, 68 doubles and 18 triples, while scoring 150 runs. With a fielding percentage of .997, he committed just two errors in 604 chances.

These numbers are staggering.

 

 

[Angels#1Fan]

Jigger Statz?

[fan_since79]

58 minutes ago, Angels#1Fan said:

Jigger Statz?

Yep, that's his name.

What was his accomplishment that he shares with several Hall of Famers?

 

[fan_since79]

While we're waiting for the answer, here's another one.

What are the special circumstances of this photo?

 

[Angels#1Fan]

3 hours ago, fan_since79 said:

Yep, that's his name.

What was his accomplishment that he shares with several Hall of Famers?

 

I don't know what accomplishment he shares but he was something of a minor league legend who collect over 3500 hits!

[Redondo]

Ryan's last game?

[fan_since79]

3 hours ago, Redondo said:

Ryan's last game?

Ryan and Brett's last game. October 3, 1993. Exchanging lineup cards at home plate. Ryan didn't pitch in the game, but it was the last game he was on an active roster. His final pitching appearance was a few days earlier.

It was also the last game at the old Arlington Stadium.

Edited April 20, 2017 by fan_since79

[fan_since79]

7 hours ago, Angels#1Fan said:

I don't know what accomplishment he shares but he was something of a minor league legend who collect over 3500 hits!

Jigger Statz is one of eight players with more than 4,000 professional hits (combined major and minor leagues).

He played seven years in the majors, and 18 years with the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League.

Major league hits totaled 737. Minor league hits... 3,356.

Edited April 20, 2017 by fan_since79

[Angel Oracle]

2 hours ago, fan_since79 said:

Ryan and Brett's last game. October 3, 1993. Exchanging lineup cards at home plate. Ryan didn't pitch in the game, but it was the last game he was on an active roster. His final pitching appearance was a few days earlier.

It was also the last game at the old Arlington Stadium.

Ryan had suffered a serious arm injury in his last start a few days earlier, that coming several days after pitching 7+ sensational innings in his last Angel Stadium start in front of 58,000 fans.   No doubt, a lot of those 58,000 cursed Buzzie Bavasi during the game. 

[Angels#1Fan]

11 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Ryan had suffered a serious arm injury in his last start a few days earlier, that coming several days after pitching 7+ sensational innings in his last Angel Stadium start in front of 58,000 fans.   No doubt, a lot of those 58,000 cursed Buzzie Bavasi during the game. 

Ya know, it still pisses me off after all these years. lol

Bavasi let the most exciting pitcher in the league leave for no good reason. Anyone that is old enough to remember Ryan put a lot of extra fans in the seats on the days he pitched. The Big A was pretty empty when he wasn't pitching except for the years Tanana was healthy.

It ended way sooner than it had to.