I Remember Them Sports Quiz 12

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1.    In the early 1970s this young pitcher was thought to be the savior of the Texas Rangers franchise.  (4 points)

2.    In Jerry Kramer’s famous block in the Ice Bowl, who’s the guy he blocked?  (3 points)

3.    “La Grande Orange” of the Montreal Expos.   Name him.   (3 points)

4.    This “Brat” managed the White Sox in the 60s.  (4 points)

5.    This original Mets outfielder became an all star as Chicago Cub, even driving in the winning run in an all star game.  (2 points)

6.    This solid MLB starter played his whole career in Pittsburgh.  He began his career in 1950 and it extended through 1967.  He had a son who was a big league infielder.    (2 points)

7.    This original Toronto Blue Jay hit two homers in their inaugural game.  Who was he?  (2 points)

8.    This White Sox outfielder of the late 60s – early 70s had a promising career as a hitter until he lost part of a thumb in a mishap during his National Guard duty.  His brother was a MLB hitter of note.  (2 points)

9.    Before Johnny Bench came along, this man was the Reds primary catcher.  He later played for the Astros.  Name him.  (4 points)

10. In a quest for a championship, the Chicago Bulls traded this center to the Golden State Warriors for Nate Thurmond.  (4 points)

                                                Answers Below

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1.    David Clyde.  The general consensus is David Clyde was terribly mishandled by the Texas Rangers in an attempt to pull in some quick money into the franchise.  For a kid just coming out of high school Clyde initially did fairly well.

2.    Jethro Pugh.  Jethro was an excellent defensive tackle in his own right, he was just posterized by a Jerry Kramer block.  (Well I guess they didn’t actually have posters of it.)

3.    Rusty Staub.  Rusty started his career with the Houston Colt 45s at the age of 19 and then went to Montreal where he and his bat were a big hit.  He also swung an effective bat for the Mets, Tigers and Rangers.  He finished his career in 1985 at the age of 41.  That’s quite a run.

4.    Eddie Stanky.  Eddie was a serious proponent of small ball.  Eddie was the Sox manager during the heated 1967 AL pennant race.

5.    Jim Hickman.  Jim had a monster season for the Cubs in 1970.  His single enabled Pete Rose to bowl over Ray Fosse in 1970 All Star game and give the NL the win.

6.    Vern Law.  Vern was a solid performer for the Pirates, piling up double digit wins in nine seasons.  He was a 20 game winner in 1960.  His son Vance played for the Cubs, White Sox, Expos and A’s.

7.    Doug Ault.  Doug had the first two homers in Blue Jays history, which makes him a good trivia question. 

8.    Carlos May.  Carlos had a decent career.  You just wonder how good he would have been without the injury.  His older brother was thumper of note, Lee May.

9.    Johnny Edwards.  Despite swinging a relatively light stick, Johnny was an all star with the Reds from 1962-64.

10. Clifford Ray.  Clifford was a defense/rebound guy.  Ironically the Warriors went on to win a championship with the Warriors while the Bulls never got over the hump with Thurmond.