Baseball Trivia - degree of difficulty six (scale of 1-10)

wilheim · Aug 6, 2007

In the history of MLB four players that have hit over 500 home runs have begun and ended their careers in the same city but with different teams.

Can you name all four?

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dmmd98 · Aug 6, 2007

Aaron, Mays, Foxx, Ruth

arniesarmy · Aug 6, 2007

Well, I knew Hank Aaron and Willie Mays...had to look up Babe Ruth (never would have got that one) and Jimmie Foxx.

wilheim · Aug 6, 2007

The internet has ruined trivia

Jimmy Foxx Philadelphia Athletics and Phillies
Babe Ruth Boston Red Sox and Braves
Willie Mays New York Giants and Mets
Hank Aaron Milwaukee Braves and Brewers

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Journeyman · Aug 6, 2007

On a side note, Eddie Murray who hit 333 homers with Baltimore the first time around ,before being railroaded out of town, came back in a late season trade to get #500 (which was very cool, and poetic justice) in an Orioles uniform....

Will never forget reading the paper and learning the news, Murray was likely to come back to Baltimore, at the time I still bled orange and black and this was very special.

fhmesq44 · Aug 6, 2007

wilheim said:
Jimmy Foxx Philadelphia Athletics and Phillies
Babe Ruth Boston Red Sox and Braves
Willie Mays New York Giants and Mets
Hank Aaron Milwaukee Braves and Brewers

wil..

actually that was fairly easy.

wilheim · Aug 6, 2007

fhmesq44

IMO -- The Jimy Foxx part was not that easy and I would not have known it if I had not been reading about him to begin with and that is where I found the question. Until last week he was the youngest player to hit 500 homers in the bigs but now AROD has that distinction.

Who is the third youngest now that Foxx is second youngest to hit 500 roundtrippers in the majors?

Gotta run will be back later check on your answer.

wil.

fhmesq44 · Aug 6, 2007

guessing, but either sosa or griffey, will say Sosa

wilheim · Aug 6, 2007

guessing, but either sosa or griffey, will say Sosa

None of the above...

Third youngest player to hit 500 homers behind Arod now the youngest and HOFer Jimmy Foxx the 2nd youngest...

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quantumleap · Aug 6, 2007

Willie Mays, 34 years, 116 days.

wilheim · Aug 6, 2007

Willie Mays, 34 years, 116 days

I take that back - if that is correct than Wikipedia is wrong as they have Hank Aaron as the then 2nd (before AROD the other day) at 34 years 5 months and nine days old.

See reference #12:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Aaron#_note-3

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quantumleap · Aug 6, 2007

500 home run club from wikipedia

The club
Names in bold indicate an active player.
<TABLE class=wikitable><TBODY><TR><TH style="BACKGROUND: #e3e3e3">#</TH><TH style="BACKGROUND: #e3e3e3">Player</TH><TH style="BACKGROUND: #e3e3e3">HR</TH><TH style="BACKGROUND: #e3e3e3">Date of 500th HR</TH><TH style="BACKGROUND: #e3e3e3">Age at 500th HR</TH><TH style="BACKGROUND: #e3e3e3">Teams (500th Home run team in bold)</TH><TH style="BACKGROUND: #e3e3e3">Seasons</TH><TH style="BACKGROUND: #e3e3e3">Pitcher who gave up 500th home run</TH><TH style="BACKGROUND: #e3e3e3">Team hit against</TH><TH style="BACKGROUND: #e3e3e3">Box</TH></TR><TR><TD>1</TD><TD>Hank Aaron</TD><TD>755</TD><TD>July 14, 1968</TD><TD>34 y, 160 d</TD><TD>Milwaukee/Atlanta, Milwaukee (AL)</TD><TD>1954-1976</TD><TD>Mike McCormick</TD><TD>San Francisco Giants</TD><TD>(1)</TD></TR><TR><TD>1</TD><TD>Barry Bonds</TD><TD>755</TD><TD>April 17, 2001</TD><TD>36 y, 267 d</TD><TD>Pittsburgh, San Francisco</TD><TD>1986-</TD><TD>Terry Adams</TD><TD>Los Angeles Dodgers</TD><TD>(2)</TD></TR><TR><TD>3</TD><TD>Babe Ruth</TD><TD>714</TD><TD>August 11, 1929</TD><TD>34 y, 186 d</TD><TD>Boston (AL), New York (AL), Boston (NL)</TD><TD>1914-1936</TD><TD>Willis Hudlin</TD><TD>Cleveland Indians</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>4</TD><TD>Willie Mays</TD><TD>660</TD><TD>September 13, 1965</TD><TD>34 y, 116 d</TD><TD>New York/San Francisco, New York (NL)</TD><TD>1951-1973</TD><TD>Don Nottebart</TD><TD>Houston Astros</TD><TD>(4)</TD></TR><TR><TD>5</TD><TD>Sammy Sosa</TD><TD>604</TD><TD>April 4, 2003</TD><TD>34 y, 143 d</TD><TD>Chicago (AL), Chicago (NL), Baltimore, Texas</TD><TD>1989-2005, 2007-</TD><TD>Scott Sullivan</TD><TD>Cincinnati Reds</TD><TD>(5)</TD></TR><TR><TD>6</TD><TD>Ken Griffey, Jr.</TD><TD>589</TD><TD>June 20, 2004</TD><TD>34 y, 212 d</TD><TD>Seattle, Cincinnati</TD><TD>1989-</TD><TD>Matt Morris</TD><TD>St. Louis Cardinals</TD><TD>(6)</TD></TR><TR><TD>7</TD><TD>Frank Robinson</TD><TD>586</TD><TD>September 13, 1971</TD><TD>36 y, 22 d</TD><TD>Cincinnati, Baltimore, Los Angeles, California, Cleveland</TD><TD>1956-1976</TD><TD>Fred Scherman</TD><TD>Detroit Tigers</TD><TD>(7)</TD></TR><TR><TD>8</TD><TD>Mark McGwire</TD><TD>583</TD><TD>August 5, 1999</TD><TD>35 y, 297 d</TD><TD>Oakland, St. Louis</TD><TD>1986-2001</TD><TD>Andy Ashby</TD><TD>San Diego Padres</TD><TD>(8)</TD></TR><TR><TD>9</TD><TD>Harmon Killebrew</TD><TD>573</TD><TD>August 10, 1971</TD><TD>35 y, 42 d</TD><TD>Washington/Minnesota, Kansas City</TD><TD>1954-1975</TD><TD>Mike Cuellar</TD><TD>Baltimore Orioles</TD><TD>(9)</TD></TR><TR><TD>10</TD><TD>Rafael Palmeiro</TD><TD>569</TD><TD>May 11, 2003</TD><TD>38 y, 229 d</TD><TD>Chicago (NL), Baltimore, Texas</TD><TD>1986-2005</TD><TD>Dave Elder</TD><TD>Cleveland Indians</TD><TD>(10)</TD></TR><TR><TD>11</TD><TD>Reggie Jackson</TD><TD>563</TD><TD>September 17, 1984</TD><TD>38 y, 122 d</TD><TD>Kansas City/Oakland, Baltimore, New York (AL), California</TD><TD>1967-1987</TD><TD>Bud Black</TD><TD>Kansas City Royals</TD><TD>(11)</TD></TR><TR><TD>12</TD><TD>Mike Schmidt</TD><TD>548</TD><TD>April 18, 1987</TD><TD>37 y, 203 d</TD><TD>Philadelphia (NL)</TD><TD>1972-1989</TD><TD>Don Robinson</TD><TD>Pittsburgh Pirates</TD><TD>(12)</TD></TR><TR><TD>13</TD><TD>Mickey Mantle</TD><TD>536</TD><TD>May 14, 1967</TD><TD>35 y, 206 d</TD><TD>New York (AL)</TD><TD>1951-1968</TD><TD>Stu Miller</TD><TD>Baltimore Orioles</TD><TD>(13)</TD></TR><TR><TD>14</TD><TD>Jimmie Foxx</TD><TD>534</TD><TD>September 24, 1940</TD><TD>32 y, 336 d</TD><TD>Philadelphia (AL), Boston (AL), Chicago (NL), Philadelphia (NL)</TD><TD>1925-1942, 1944-1945</TD><TD>George Caster</TD><TD>Philadelphia Athletics</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>15</TD><TD>Willie McCovey</TD><TD>521</TD><TD>June 30, 1978</TD><TD>40 y, 171 d</TD><TD>San Francisco, San Diego</TD><TD>1959-1980</TD><TD>Jamie Easterly</TD><TD>Atlanta Braves</TD><TD>(15)</TD></TR><TR><TD>15</TD><TD>Ted Williams</TD><TD>521</TD><TD>June 17, 1960</TD><TD>41 y, 292 d</TD><TD>Boston (AL)</TD><TD>1939-1942, 1946-1960</TD><TD>Wynn Hawkins</TD><TD>Cleveland Indians</TD><TD>(16)</TD></TR><TR><TD>17</TD><TD>Eddie Mathews</TD><TD>512</TD><TD>July 14, 1967</TD><TD>35 y, 274 d</TD><TD>Boston/Milwaukee/Atlanta, Houston, Detroit</TD><TD>1952-1968</TD><TD>Juan Marichal</TD><TD>San Francisco Giants</TD><TD>(17)</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Ernie Banks</TD><TD>512</TD><TD>May 12, 1970</TD><TD>39 y, 101 d</TD><TD>Chicago (NL)</TD><TD>1953-1971</TD><TD>Pat Jarvis</TD><TD>Atlanta Braves</TD><TD>(18)</TD></TR><TR><TD>19</TD><TD>Mel Ott</TD><TD>511</TD><TD>August 1, 1945</TD><TD>36 y, 152 d</TD><TD>New York (NL)</TD><TD>1926-1947</TD><TD>Johnny Hutchings</TD><TD>Boston Braves</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>20</TD><TD>Frank Thomas</TD><TD>505</TD><TD>June 28, 2007</TD><TD>39 y, 32 d</TD><TD>Chicago (AL), Oakland, Toronto</TD><TD>1990-</TD><TD>Carlos Silva</TD><TD>Minnesota Twins</TD><TD>(21)</TD></TR><TR><TD>21</TD><TD>Eddie Murray</TD><TD>504</TD><TD>September 6, 1996</TD><TD>40 y, 195 d</TD><TD>Baltimore, Los Angeles, New York (NL), Cleveland, Anaheim</TD><TD>1977-1997</TD><TD>Felipe Lira</TD><TD>Detroit Tigers</TD><TD>(20)</TD></TR><TR><TD>22</TD><TD>Alex Rodriguez</TD><TD>500</TD><TD>August 4, 2007</TD><TD>32 y, 8 d</TD><TD>Seattle, Texas, New York (AL)</TD><TD>1994-</TD><TD>Kyle Davies</TD><TD>Kansas City Royals ([1])
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

quantumleap · Aug 6, 2007

wilheim said:
I take that back - if that is correct than Wikipedia is wrong as they have Hank Aaron as the then 2nd (before AROD the other day) at 34 years 5 months and nine days old.

See reference #12:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Aaron#_note-3

wil...

wil, wikipedia should never be used as a definitive reference. My post was meant to bring up only one possible source of the information and not to be a definitive resource.

So I went hunting and found the following:

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitting/hi500c.shtml

Since Hank was born Feb. 5, 1934, he would have been 34 years and 159 days old.

Mays was born May 6, 1931 and hit 500 home runs on September 13, 1965 which made him 34 years and 130 days old.

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</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=middle bgColor=#4d3201 rowSpan=2>[SIZE=-1]Name[/SIZE] (Career HRs)</TD><TD noWrap align=middle bgColor=#4d3201 rowSpan=2>[SIZE=-1]HRs[/SIZE]</TD><TD noWrap align=middle bgColor=#4d3201 colSpan=6>[SIZE=-1]Home Run #500 Details[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=middle bgColor=#4d3201>[SIZE=-1]Date / Box[/SIZE]</TD><TD noWrap align=middle bgColor=#4d3201>[SIZE=-1]Pitcher[/SIZE]</TD><TD noWrap align=middle bgColor=#4d3201>[SIZE=-1]Against[/SIZE]</TD><TD noWrap align=middle bgColor=#4d3201 colSpan=2>[SIZE=-1]Age[/SIZE] (Rank)</TD><TD noWrap align=middle bgColor=#4d3201>[SIZE=-1]At-Bats[/SIZE] (Rank)</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=middle bgColor=#ffffcc>

Hank Aaron