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Tex · 08-15-2003, 05:07 PM

ok guys, this is for all you sports trivia geniuses out there!
I'll start off, then whoever answers has to post their own question. It can be about any sport and the era doesn't matter.

Q: Bobby Thomson hit what has come to be known as the "Shot heard 'round the world" to win the pennant for the Giants in 1951. My question is, Who was on deck?

BigGov · 08-15-2003, 07:34 PM

Easy. Willie Mays.

Hrm...What should I ask...Meh, I'll do an easy one.

Who holds the record for the most career losses in MLB?

grayman · 08-15-2003, 07:50 PM

Cy Young.
Who holds the record for rushing yards by a quarterback in the Super Bowl?

BigGov · 08-15-2003, 08:14 PM

I don't know for sure, so I'll guess Steve Young in SB 29

grayman · 08-15-2003, 08:40 PM

BigGov · 08-15-2003, 08:50 PM

Hmm...Nice way to kill a topic, lol

Tarkington in SB 4?

grayman · 08-15-2003, 09:36 PM

Sorry, not trying to be a jerk. It was McNair in 34.

BigGov · 08-15-2003, 09:37 PM

Bah!

Ask an easier one.

grayman · 08-15-2003, 09:42 PM

Who is the only MLB player to hit 2 grand slams in the same inning?

BigGov · 08-15-2003, 09:55 PM

Fernando Tatis?

grayman · 08-15-2003, 10:06 PM

That's correct. Your turn.

BigGov · 08-15-2003, 10:27 PM

I'll go with another easy one.

Who scored the first ever touchdown in a Super Bowl and for what team?

h2g2Fan · 08-15-2003, 10:30 PM

jerry rice. superbowl 32

grayman · 08-15-2003, 10:36 PM

huh?
Isn't it Max McGee for the Packers? On a pass thrown by Bart Starr.
Ok, now I'll give someone else a chance.

BigGov · 08-16-2003, 01:38 AM

Man, questions like these are always too hard or too easy.

Funny Quote I found: 'There's a deep fly ball...Winfield goes back...back...his head hits the wall...and it rolls off...and it's rolling all the way back to second base. This is a terrible thing for the Padres'! - Jerry Coleman

Ok, here's a harder one.

Which player stole home 50 times in their career?

gov135 · 08-16-2003, 07:06 AM

You won't sneak many Ty Cobb questions past me, Jimmy.

Sidebar: The great Ernie Harwell recently joined the Wednesday nite baseball guys for the whole game, during which he told many stories. When asked about Cobb, he said that Cobb always treated him well. And he said he had a story - In the late fourties (well after Cobb was done playing), Harwell, Cobb, and the man that was Cobb's GM were at Augusta for the Master's. The GM spoke about how he received glowing telegrams detailing Cobb's progress at the AAA level after almost every game. This was when Cobb fessed up, he was the one that sent the telegrams. The GM had never had any idea.

Anyhow, my question I'll post in a minute. I need to check it.

From 1990 to 1997 either Barry Sanders or Emmitt Smith lead the league in rushing. Who lead the league in rushing in 1989, before this remarkable streak began?

BigGov · 08-16-2003, 07:49 AM

Jerome Bettis?

gov135 · 08-16-2003, 08:01 AM

No, sorry. Nice guess, but not Jerome.

BigGov · 08-16-2003, 08:50 AM

One last guess, Marcus Allen.

Kurant · 08-16-2003, 12:05 PM

d00d from the chiefs, nigeran nightmare or whatever they called him?

I forgot his name.

Kurant · 08-16-2003, 12:10 PM

somthing Okoye..

damnit what was his first name!

BigGov · 08-16-2003, 12:49 PM

Christian Okoye ya mean.

Marcus Allen...what a stupid guess...

Yea, it's Okoye, your turn.

Kurant · 08-16-2003, 03:34 PM

Easy one..

Who was the pitcher who gave up #62 to Big Mac?

dtheriault · 08-16-2003, 05:40 PM

Steve Trachsel

2 easy ones:

1. who has the MLB all-time lifetime RBI record?

2. Who has the highest per game points average in division I NCAA basketball history?

Kurant · 08-16-2003, 06:26 PM

1. Hank Aaron

2. Kareem? I think he's like 7th or somthing though.

doritos187 · 08-16-2003, 08:19 PM

LSU's Pete Maravich? (before the 3pt line!)

gov135 · 08-17-2003, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kurant
d00d from the chiefs, nigeran nightmare or whatever they called him?

I forgot his name.

This is what makes it a good trivia question. He was a heck of a back for a couple of seasons. Congrats on the correct answer.

dtheriault · 08-17-2003, 06:05 AM

RBI King: Hank Aaron- not only yanked home runs, but drove in more runs than anyone.

Average per game: Pistol Pete for LSU i think he averaged around 44 per game (damn) i wish i was old enough to have seen him play. i've only seen short video clips.

who's next?

BigGov · 08-18-2003, 10:17 PM

bump.

Kurant · 08-20-2003, 06:48 PM

How old was Ty Cobb when he got his 3000th hit?

BigDonkey2 · 08-20-2003, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kurant
How old was Ty Cobb when he got his 3000th hit?

34 years old

Who holds the record for the lowest ERA in a single season among active players?

BigGov · 08-20-2003, 09:03 PM

Is there a limit? Because I'm sure someone has worked almost nothing in one season and has an ERA of 0.00.

djtestudo · 08-20-2003, 09:15 PM

Pedro Martinez?

BigGov · 08-20-2003, 09:33 PM

Oh, forgot to guess.

I'll to with Greg Maddox, probably early to mid-90's.

BigDonkey2 · 08-20-2003, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jimmy4
Oh, forgot to guess.

I'll to with Greg Maddox, probably early to mid-90's.

you are CORRECT sir!! it was Greg Maddux in 1994 w/ an ERA of 1.56

MikeyChalupa · 08-21-2003, 03:55 AM

To qualify for an ERA title, you must have pitched at least one inning for every game your team played. In other words, at the end of a full season, you must have at least 162 innings pitched.

-Mikey

BigGov · 08-21-2003, 09:20 AM

Ahh, thanks Mikey.

Bah, I'll go with another easy one.

Who holds the record for the most consecutive games with a TD pass, and what is the number of games?

grayman · 08-22-2003, 09:17 PM

Johnny Unitas with 47.
Who won Super Bowl MVP each of the 3 years that the New England Patriots played in the Super Bowl?

djtestudo · 08-23-2003, 09:56 AM

Richard Dent

Desmond Howard

Tom Brady

Who has the highest single-season OPS in baseball history, what is it, and what year was it?

BigGov · 08-23-2003, 10:13 AM

Barry Bonds, last year.

Who has the highest career OPS?

08-15-2003, 05:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tex Crazy Location: Orange County, CA	Official Sports Trivia Thread: ok guys, this is for all you sports trivia geniuses out there! I'll start off, then whoever answers has to post their own question. It can be about any sport and the era doesn't matter. Q: Bobby Thomson hit what has come to be known as the "Shot heard 'round the world" to win the pennant for the Giants in 1951. My question is, Who was on deck? __________________ "All I know is that I know nothing..."

08-15-2003, 07:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	Easy. Willie Mays. Hrm...What should I ask...Meh, I'll do an easy one. Who holds the record for the most career losses in MLB? __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"

08-15-2003, 07:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
grayman you can't see me Location: Illinois	Cy Young. Who holds the record for rushing yards by a quarterback in the Super Bowl? __________________ That's right - I'm a guy in a suit eating a Blizzard. F U.

08-15-2003, 08:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	I don't know for sure, so I'll guess Steve Young in SB 29 __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"

08-15-2003, 08:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
grayman you can't see me Location: Illinois	nope __________________ That's right - I'm a guy in a suit eating a Blizzard. F U.

08-15-2003, 08:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	Hmm...Nice way to kill a topic, lol Tarkington in SB 4? __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"

08-15-2003, 09:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
grayman you can't see me Location: Illinois	Sorry, not trying to be a jerk. It was McNair in 34. __________________ That's right - I'm a guy in a suit eating a Blizzard. F U.

08-15-2003, 09:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	Bah! Ask an easier one. __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"

08-15-2003, 09:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
grayman you can't see me Location: Illinois	Who is the only MLB player to hit 2 grand slams in the same inning? __________________ That's right - I'm a guy in a suit eating a Blizzard. F U.

08-15-2003, 09:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	Fernando Tatis? __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"

08-15-2003, 10:06 PM	#11 (permalink)
grayman you can't see me Location: Illinois	That's correct. Your turn. __________________ That's right - I'm a guy in a suit eating a Blizzard. F U.

08-15-2003, 10:27 PM	#12 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	I'll go with another easy one. Who scored the first ever touchdown in a Super Bowl and for what team? __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"

08-15-2003, 10:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
h2g2Fan Loser Location: University of Maryland at College Park	jerry rice. superbowl 32

08-15-2003, 10:36 PM	#14 (permalink)
grayman you can't see me Location: Illinois	huh? Isn't it Max McGee for the Packers? On a pass thrown by Bart Starr. Ok, now I'll give someone else a chance. __________________ That's right - I'm a guy in a suit eating a Blizzard. F U.

08-16-2003, 01:38 AM	#15 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	Man, questions like these are always too hard or too easy. Funny Quote I found: 'There's a deep fly ball...Winfield goes back...back...his head hits the wall...and it rolls off...and it's rolling all the way back to second base. This is a terrible thing for the Padres'! - Jerry Coleman Ok, here's a harder one. Which player stole home 50 times in their career? __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"

08-16-2003, 07:06 AM	#16 (permalink)
gov135 Junkie Location: Midwest	You won't sneak many Ty Cobb questions past me, Jimmy. Sidebar: The great Ernie Harwell recently joined the Wednesday nite baseball guys for the whole game, during which he told many stories. When asked about Cobb, he said that Cobb always treated him well. And he said he had a story - In the late fourties (well after Cobb was done playing), Harwell, Cobb, and the man that was Cobb's GM were at Augusta for the Master's. The GM spoke about how he received glowing telegrams detailing Cobb's progress at the AAA level after almost every game. This was when Cobb fessed up, he was the one that sent the telegrams. The GM had never had any idea. Anyhow, my question I'll post in a minute. I need to check it. From 1990 to 1997 either Barry Sanders or Emmitt Smith lead the league in rushing. Who lead the league in rushing in 1989, before this remarkable streak began? Last edited by gov135; 08-16-2003 at 07:18 AM..

08-16-2003, 07:49 AM	#17 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	Jerome Bettis? __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"

08-16-2003, 08:01 AM	#18 (permalink)
gov135 Junkie Location: Midwest	No, sorry. Nice guess, but not Jerome.

08-16-2003, 08:50 AM	#19 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	One last guess, Marcus Allen. __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"

08-16-2003, 12:05 PM	#20 (permalink)
Kurant Junkie Location: Don't worry about it.	d00d from the chiefs, nigeran nightmare or whatever they called him? I forgot his name.

08-16-2003, 12:10 PM	#21 (permalink)
Kurant Junkie Location: Don't worry about it.	somthing Okoye.. damnit what was his first name!

08-16-2003, 12:49 PM	#22 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	Christian Okoye ya mean. Marcus Allen...what a stupid guess... Yea, it's Okoye, your turn. __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"

08-16-2003, 03:34 PM	#23 (permalink)
Kurant Junkie Location: Don't worry about it.	Easy one.. Who was the pitcher who gave up #62 to Big Mac?

08-16-2003, 05:40 PM	#24 (permalink)
dtheriault Psycho Location: maybe utah	Steve Trachsel 2 easy ones: 1. who has the MLB all-time lifetime RBI record? 2. Who has the highest per game points average in division I NCAA basketball history? __________________ "Remember, it takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen." -Homer Unless you are the freakin Highlander, what is the point in learning how to fight with a sword?

08-16-2003, 06:26 PM	#25 (permalink)
Kurant Junkie Location: Don't worry about it.	1. Hank Aaron 2. Kareem? I think he's like 7th or somthing though.

08-16-2003, 08:19 PM	#26 (permalink)
doritos187 Upright	LSU's Pete Maravich? (before the 3pt line!)

08-17-2003, 06:05 AM	#28 (permalink)
dtheriault Psycho Location: maybe utah	RBI King: Hank Aaron- not only yanked home runs, but drove in more runs than anyone. Average per game: Pistol Pete for LSU i think he averaged around 44 per game (damn) i wish i was old enough to have seen him play. i've only seen short video clips. who's next? __________________ "Remember, it takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen." -Homer Unless you are the freakin Highlander, what is the point in learning how to fight with a sword?

08-18-2003, 10:17 PM	#29 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	bump. __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"

08-20-2003, 06:48 PM	#30 (permalink)
Kurant Junkie Location: Don't worry about it.	How old was Ty Cobb when he got his 3000th hit?

08-20-2003, 09:03 PM	#32 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	Is there a limit? Because I'm sure someone has worked almost nothing in one season and has an ERA of 0.00. __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"

08-20-2003, 09:15 PM	#33 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	Pedro Martinez? __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

08-20-2003, 09:33 PM	#34 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	Oh, forgot to guess. I'll to with Greg Maddox, probably early to mid-90's. __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"

08-21-2003, 03:55 AM	#36 (permalink)
MikeyChalupa Squid Location: USS George Washington	To qualify for an ERA title, you must have pitched at least one inning for every game your team played. In other words, at the end of a full season, you must have at least 162 innings pitched. -Mikey

08-21-2003, 09:20 AM	#37 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	Ahh, thanks Mikey. Bah, I'll go with another easy one. Who holds the record for the most consecutive games with a TD pass, and what is the number of games? __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"

08-22-2003, 09:17 PM	#38 (permalink)
grayman you can't see me Location: Illinois	Johnny Unitas with 47. Who won Super Bowl MVP each of the 3 years that the New England Patriots played in the Super Bowl? __________________ That's right - I'm a guy in a suit eating a Blizzard. F U.