The Ohio Players

May 13-14, 2011

Super 1: Baseball

FIRST INNING: THE HALL OF FAME

1Lou Gehrig
2Bob Feller
3Rollie Fingers
4Nolan Ryan
5Willie McCovey
6Willie Mays
7Al Kaline
8King Kelly
9Stan Musial
10Honus Wagner
11Willie Stargell
12Rogers Hornsby
13Eddie Collins
14Paul Molitor
15Cy Young
16Catfish Hunter
17Ernie Banks
18Steve Carlton
19Cap Anson
20Bruce Sutter
21Ernie Lombardi
22Eddie Murray
23Robin Roberts
24Jimmie Foxx
25Tony Perez
26Duke Snider
27Fergie Jenkins
28Satchel Paige
29Johnny Bench
30Gaylord Perry
31Mickey Mantle
32Walter Johnson
33Reggie Jackson
34Harmon Killebrew
35Ty Cobb
36Frank Robinson
37Andre Dawson
38Early Wynn
39Sandy Koufax
40Rickey Henderson

SECOND INNING: THE ALL-STAR GAME

411933, Chicago’s Comiskey Park, American League, Babe Ruth (half credit for 2 of 4)
42The only grand slam in All-Star history, Fred Lynn (half credit for 1 of 2)
43Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, Joe Cronin (half credit for 3 of 5)
44Ray Fosse
45Reggie Jackson, the AL won for the only time in the midst of a 20 year stretch of losing (half credit for 1 of 2)
461981, due to the player’s strike
47Gary Sheffield and Moises Alou, teammates on the 1997 Florida Marlins (half credit for 1 of 2)
48Rico Carty in 1970 and Steve Garvey in 1974 (half credit for 1 of 2)
49Stan Musial was the only non-Red elected to start. Wally Post and Gus Bell were removed, and Hank Aaron and Willie Mays were added in their place. (half credit for 3 of 5)
50Dwight Gooden was the youngest, and Satchel Paige was the oldest. (half credit for 1 of 2)

THIRD INNING: NICKNAMES

51Babe Ruth
52Ted Williams
53Tris Speaker
54Carl Hubbell
55Joe Medwick
56Tony Lazzeri
57Christy Mathewson
58Ozzie Smith
59Orlando Cepeda
60Frankie Frisch
61Joe DiMaggio
62Roger Bresnahan
63Paul Waner
64Lloyd Waner
65Frank Chance
66Pete Rose
67Al Hrabosky
68David Ortiz
69Tony Mullane
70Bill Lee
71Lon Warneke
72Dave Parker
73Arlie Latham
74Ron Cey
75Dwight Gooden
76Frank Thomas
77Randy Johnson
78Pablo Sandoval
79Pepper Martin
80Jimmy Wynn

FOURTH INNING: FAMILY AFFAIR

811979 Pirates, Willie Stargell (half credit for 1 of 2)
82Felipe, Matty and Jesus Alou (half credit for 2 of 3)
83Barry and Stephen Larkin, and Aaron and Bret Boone (half credit for 2 of 4)
84Hank and Tommie Aaron, Phil and Joe Niekro (half credit for 2 of 4)
85Ed Delahanty
86He appeared in only one game, in which he never actually played. He was announced as the relief pitcher, injured himself while taking some warmup tosses and was removed. He never appeared in the majors again.
87Paul and Lloyd Waner (half credit for 1 of 2)
88Harry and George Wright, founded the first professional baseball team (Cincinnati Red Stockings) (half credit for 1 of 2)
89Rube and Willie Foster, from the Negro Leagues (half credit for 1 of 2)
90Ken Griffey Sr and Jr, and Tim Raines Sr and Jr (half credit for 2 of 4)

FIFTH INNING: MANAGERS

91Harry and Hunter Wendelstedt (half credit for 1 of 2)
92His mother was a professional baseball player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
93Derrek Lee
94Dom and Vince DiMaggio (half credit for 1 of 2)
95Gaylord and Jim Perry (half credit for 1 of 2)
96Bruce Bochy
97Dusty Baker
98Mike Scioscia
99Terry Francona
100Bud Black
101Joe Girardi
102Kirk Gibson
103Ron Gardenhire
104Charlie Manuel
105Don Mattingly
106Tony LaRussa
107Ron Washington
108Walter Alston
109He did not win a game at Yankee Stadium (to be fair, he didn’t lose one either … Yankee Stadium was undergoing renovations while he was the manager, and all of the home games he managed were played at Shea Stadium)
110Ted Turner
111Bobby Cox broke John McGraw’s record (half credit for 1 of 2)
112Rene and Marcel Lachemann (half credit for 1 of 2)

SIXTH INNING: VOICES OF THE GAME

113Phillies
114Tigers
115Reds
116Cardinals
117Dodgers
118Mariners
119Twins
120Brewers
121Pirates
122Yankees
123Royals
124Giants
125The Ford Frick Award
126Cardinals, White Sox, Cubs (half credit for 2 of 3)
127Bob Sheppard

SEVENTH INNING: FAMOUS LINKS

128They are the only men to throw post-season no-hitters
129They are the only men to win a batting average title without hitting a home run
130They were the first African-American players in the NL and AL, respectively
131They were traded for each other in between games of a doubleheader, playing on one team in the first game and the opposite team in the second.
132They made a different trade, swapping wives, kids and even dogs.
133They pitched the only 9 inning double no-hitter in history. Vaughn eventually gave up a hit in extra innings and lost the game to Toney.
134They were traded for each other in the first swap of player (Sanguillen) for manager (Tanner).
135They were the men who played first base for the Yankees immediately before (Pipp) and after (Dahlgren) Lou Gehrig’s 2130 consecutive game streak.
136Babe Ruth’s 60th home run in 1927
137Babe Ruth’s “called shot” in the 1932 World Series
138Gabby Hartnett’s “Homer in the Gloamin’” that won the 1938 NL pennant
139Bobby Thomson’s “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” that won the 1951 NL pennant
140Bill Mazeroski’s World Series winning home run in 1960
141Roger Maris’ 61st home run in 1961
142Henry Aaron’s 715th home run in 1974
143Carlton Fisk’s “wave it fair” home run in game 6 of the 1975 World Series
144Bucky Dent’s AL east clinching home run in 1978
145George Brett’s “pine tar” home run in 1983
146Ozzie Smith’s game winning home run in game 5 of the 1985 NLCS
147Dave Henderson’s game winning home run in game 5 of the 1986 ALCS
148Kirk Gibson’s game winning home run in game 1 of the 1988 World Series
149Joe Carter’s World Series winning home run in 1993
150Derek Jeter’s “Jeffrey Maier” disputed home run in the 1996 ALCS
151Fergie Jenkins and Steve Carlton (half credit for 1 of 2)
152Bob Gibson and Nolan Ryan (half credit for 1 of 2)
153Al Downing, who gave up the home run to Aaron

EIGHTH INNING: BASEBALL IN POP CULTURE

154Mudville, Blake and Flynn, Ernest Thayer, DeWitt Hopper (half credit for 2 of 4)
1551st base – Who, 2nd base – What, 3rd base – I don’t know, Shortstop – I don’t care (or I don’t give a darn), LF – Why, CF – Because, RF – None mentioned, C – Today, P – Tomorrow, St. Louis Wolves (half credit for 5 of 10)
156Chico Escuela, New York Mets (half credit for 1 of 2)
157If you hit the player with the ball, he’s out, one pitch per batter, land mines in outfield, football and basketball (half credit for 2 of 4 – football and basketball count as 1 together)
158Damon Runyon
159Port Ruppert Mundys, Patriot League, mythology (half credit for 2 of 3)
160Shoeless Joe
161A tabletop baseball game, Damon Rutherford (half credit for 1 of 2)
162New York Knights
163Cleveland Indians
164Chicago White Sox
165New York Mammoths
166Chicago Cubs
167Detroit Tigers
168Milwaukee Brewers
169Chunichi Dragons
170Washington Senators
171San Diego Padres
172Rockford Peaches
173Chico’s Bail Bonds
174The Simpsons
175The Munsters
176The Beverly Hillbillies
177Cheers
178Seinfeld
179The Greatest American Hero
180Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
181The Brady Bunch
182Married … with Children
183Everybody Loves Raymond

NINTH INNING: NAMES & LOCATIONS

184The Polo Grounds
185The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (accept Metrodome)
186Crosley Field
187Tiger Stadium
188Fenway Park
189Wrigley Field
190PNC Park
191Kauffman Stadium (accept Royals Stadium)
192Indians
193Dodgers
194Braves
195Phillies
196Cubs
197Astros
198Cardinals
199Reds
200Indians
201In 1914, the Braves played the WS in Fenway Park, as it was bigger than their usual stadium and could hold more fans. The next year, the Braves built a new larger stadium, so the Red Sox returned the favor and played the WS in 1915 at Braves Field.
202It was the first night game at Ebbets.
203Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves (from 1953-1965), Baltimore Orioles (in 1901) (half credit for 2 of 3)
204Abner Doubleday, who was falsely claimed to have invented baseball by the Mills Commission in 1905.
205Cooperstown, NY
206Battle of Fort Sumter, Battle of Gettysburg (half credit for 1 of 2)

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