Which Major League Baseball player has a 20+ win season, but only 24 career wins?
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Which Major League Baseball player has a 20+ win season, but only 24 career wins?
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Who am I?
At age 19, I signed my first professional baseball contract, but received no bonus. My entire 11 year Major League career was spent with the team which originally signed me.
I played in the World Series once, in my rookie season. I had the misfortune of being matched against a future Hall of Fame pitcher three times in that series. I later won five World Series rings as a pitching coach, (two teams).
I won 20 games in my first full season, and lost 20 the next year. I was named to the All Star team in both of those seasons.
I won 9 big league games in my rookie season, including 5 complete games and two shutouts, despite not playing in the Majors prior to mid-August. I went 5-5 as a batter in my second career shutout. I was promoted after posting a 13-3 record with 1.42 ERA in AAA that year.
I was a three-time 20 game winner, and I was named to five All Star teams, (starting one of those games, the last time the All Star game was played during the afternoon).
In the Majors I had 40 career shutouts, and a career ERA under 3.00.
Two of my sons played in the Major Leagues, junior for part of one season in the last year of his professional career. My other son had six seasons with double-digit wins.
In my first full season, I became the only pitcher of the 'live ball' era to hit an inside-the-park grand slam home run.
I'm dead.
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At age 19, I signed my first professional baseball contract, but received no bonus. My entire 11 year Major League career was spent with the team which originally signed me.
I played in the World Series once, in my rookie season. I had the misfortune of being matched against a future Hall of Fame pitcher three times in that series. I later won five World Series rings as a pitching coach, (two teams).
I won 20 games in my first full season, and lost 20 the next year. I was named to the All Star team in both of those seasons.
I won 9 big league games in my rookie season, including 5 complete games and two shutouts, despite not playing in the Majors prior to mid-August. I went 5-5 as a batter in my second career shutout. I was promoted after posting a 13-3 record with 1.42 ERA in AAA that year.
I was a three-time 20 game winner, and I was named to five All Star teams, (starting one of those games, the last time the All Star game was played during the afternoon).
In the Majors I had 40 career shutouts, and a career ERA under 3.00.
Two of my sons played in the Major Leagues, junior for part of one season in the last year of his professional career. My other son had six seasons with double-digit wins.
In my first full season, I became the only pitcher of the 'live ball' era to hit an inside-the-park grand slam home run.
I'm dead.
Answered correctly by tml.
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Who am I?
At age 19, I signed my first professional baseball contract, but received no bonus. My entire 11 year Major League career was spent with the team which originally signed me.
I played in the World Series once, in my rookie season. I had the misfortune of being matched against a future Hall of Fame pitcher three times in that series. I later won five World Series rings as a pitching coach, (two teams).
I won 20 games in my first full season, and lost 20 the next year. I was named to the All Star team in both of those seasons.
I won 9 big league games in my rookie season, including 5 complete games and two shutouts, despite not playing in the Majors prior to mid-August. I went 5-5 as a batter in my second career shutout. I was promoted after posting a 13-3 record with 1.42 ERA in AAA that year.
I was a three-time 20 game winner, and I was named to five All Star teams, (starting one of those games, the last time the All Star game was played during the afternoon).
In the Majors I had 40 career shutouts, and a career ERA under 3.00.
Two of my sons played in the Major Leagues, junior for part of one season in the last year of his professional career. My other son had six seasons with double-digit wins.
In my first full season, I became the only pitcher of the 'live ball' era to hit an inside-the-park grand slam home run.
I'm dead.
The 1969 All Star game was played on Wednesday afternoon, July 23, because of heavy rain the previous night. All teams had games scheduled for Thursday, July 24.
At age 19, I signed my first professional baseball contract, but received no bonus. My entire 11 year Major League career was spent with the team which originally signed me.
I played in the World Series once, in my rookie season. I had the misfortune of being matched against a future Hall of Fame pitcher three times in that series. I later won five World Series rings as a pitching coach, (two teams).
I won 20 games in my first full season, and lost 20 the next year. I was named to the All Star team in both of those seasons.
I won 9 big league games in my rookie season, including 5 complete games and two shutouts, despite not playing in the Majors prior to mid-August. I went 5-5 as a batter in my second career shutout. I was promoted after posting a 13-3 record with 1.42 ERA in AAA that year.
I was a three-time 20 game winner, and I was named to five All Star teams, (starting one of those games, the last time the All Star game was played during the afternoon).
In the Majors I had 40 career shutouts, and a career ERA under 3.00.
Two of my sons played in the Major Leagues, junior for part of one season in the last year of his professional career. My other son had six seasons with double-digit wins.
In my first full season, I became the only pitcher of the 'live ball' era to hit an inside-the-park grand slam home run.
I'm dead.
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The 1969 All Star game was played on Wednesday afternoon, July 23, because of heavy rain the previous night. All teams had games scheduled for Thursday, July 24.
Out of all those clues there were 2 that gave me the answer: 1) 5 World Series rings as a pitching coach and 2) two sons that played in the majors.
When I write 'Who am I?' text questions, many of the clues are intended to help eliminate some possible choices which meet some but not all of the criteria. I expect somebody to be able to recognize the mystery athlete before @downbound123 opens the thread.
I considered this to be a relatively easy question, for people who know a lot about sports. It's a difficult question for a casual fan.
Stottlemeyer pitched against Bob Gibson in games 2, 5 and 7 of the 1964 World Series.
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He's a former Top 100 prospect, originally in the Blue Jays' organization. He's 6'6" tall. He has 8.87 K's/ 9 innings pitched for his career, a 1.196 career WHIP, and a 4.3 K/BB ratio. He has 6 career home runs and a .918 career fielding percentage. His highest annual salary in the Majors is $21 Million. He pitched in two World Series, but doesn't have a ring. He's still playing, but hasn't played in the Majors this year.
What's his name?
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That looks a lot like Zack Greinke. Did not know he was once in the Blue Jays organization.
He's a former Top 100 prospect, originally in the Blue Jays' organization. He's 6'6" tall. He has 8.87 K's/ 9 innings pitched for his career, a 1.196 career WHIP, and a 4.3 K/BB ratio. He has 6 career home runs and a .918 career fielding percentage. His highest annual salary in the Majors is $21 Million. He pitched in two World Series, but doesn't have a ring. He's still playing, but hasn't played in the Majors this year.
What's his name?
Nope.
Zack Grienke has never been part of the Blue Jays' organization. He's 6'2" tall. Zack was an excellent fielder; .989 career fielding percentage, and six career Gold Gloves. Greinke's highest Major League salary was $35 Million.
Zack DID pitch in two World Series, without winning a ring.
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What was the Toronto Blue Jays' AAA affiliate immediately prior to the Buffalo Bisons, (city and nickname)?
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Las Vegas 51s. IIRC Rowdy Telez made a splash down there before he was called up.
Edit: It was Randy Ruiz I was thinking of, not Rowdy Tellez. Oops.
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