Very pleased to have gotten Colbert. Missed Delgado. Would never have guessed Tim Salmon for the Angels.
Colbert was a slugger for the Padres from the early 70s. One of the first Padres' all-stars. Colbert is one of only 2 players, along with Stan Musial, to hit 5 home runs over the course of a double-header.
If the stories are true, Colbert, who grew up in St. Louis, attended the DH in which Musial hit 5. No player has ever hit more than 4 HRs in a single game.
Same here, 29/30. Thought for sure it would be Adrian Gonzalez, who I now see hit 161 in just 5 seasons. Tried seeing-eye single Gwynn due to longevity (135). Even threw out Klesko (131). Can't believe I've never heard of Colbert.
Just came back 3 years later and still missed Colbert. Oh well, maybe Tatis, Jr. will have already bagged it if I wait another 3 years to take it again.
This is exactly why I wish this site wouldn't shy away so much from older trivia. While it's great to get 5 points on a quiz and/or get 'em all right, it shouldn't merely be about reaffirming how much you know, but expanding your knowledge base so that afterward, you know more. Just because it happened before 1975 doesn't mean it isn't just as epic as whatever headline happened last year.
I got them all, it still stuns me that a franchise as relatively old as the Padres (50 years this year!) has never kept a good power hitter long enough to pass Nate Colbert with such a middling total.
I always feel bad for Kaline and Salmon. Just one more! :-)
I got Strawberry, but it really feels like David Wright should be the Mets' leader. Just looked it up, and he was ten behind Strawberry. If he hadn't been hurt so much in his last years, he'd have the record for sure. Wright owns just about every other record the Mets have.
Any reason why the Guardians/Indians cell is the only one with multiple team names? Several of these teams have gone by different names, but you only chose to display the one.
Colbert was a slugger for the Padres from the early 70s. One of the first Padres' all-stars. Colbert is one of only 2 players, along with Stan Musial, to hit 5 home runs over the course of a double-header.
If the stories are true, Colbert, who grew up in St. Louis, attended the DH in which Musial hit 5. No player has ever hit more than 4 HRs in a single game.
Last I heard, ran a used car lot.
prototypical?
I always feel bad for Kaline and Salmon. Just one more! :-)