Thursday, April 30, 2015

#TriviaThursday - 4/30/15

Last week, @kris_barnes7 got his 5th correct answer by noting that Carlos Gomez is the only active player with over 200 stolen bases under the age of 30.  Elvis Andrus isn't far behind at 195, so I had to get the question in when I did.

This week, I decided to extend beyond actual baseball statistics into the make-believe world of baseball statistics that comes from film.
One former MLB player's character, in a film about baseball, went 4-5 with 3 HR and 6 RBI in his first Major League game.  Name the MLB player.

1) All questions will be baseball questions, sometimes relating directly to MLB Showdown, but not always.
2) While it is impossible to regulate this, please refrain from using an internet search engine to find the answer.  If you know it, congratulations!  If you have a fairly educated guess, give it a shot.  We ask for your honesty in following this guideline.
3) Twitter answers must include the hashtag #TriviaThursday and be sent to me @RokTikiTiki in order to be counted.  Those sent to @MLBShowdownGuru do not count.
4) If no correct guess is made by the following Wednesday at noon ET, there will be no winner for that week.  A hint will be added on Friday, Monday, and Tuesday until there is a correct guess or the Wednesday deadline is reached.

Current Standings:
@JMoeller5 - 8
@kris_barnes7 - 5
@Averey25 - 3

3 comments:

  1. Hint #1: The character in the movie played by the actual MLB player played for the New York Yankees.

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  2. Hint #2: Tom Selleck was the main actor in the movie.

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  3. Sorry for the lateness on this...I had actual work to do today.

    Hint #3: The MLB player is now a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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