Baseball Trivia (General)/Pitching

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Expert: - 11/18/2009


Question
Who struck out 6 consective sluggers in an All-Star Game?

Answer
This is a "trick" question - for one pitcher - it was Carl Hubbell - striking out (5) future Hall of Famers in the 1934 All-Star Game - Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx, Simmons and Cronin.

In the 1984 All-Star Game, Fernando Valenzuela and Doc Gooden COMBINED to strike out (6) sluggers in a row - Winfield, Jackson, Brett by Valenzuela - Parrish, Lemon and Davis by Gooden

Carl Hubbell threw out the first pitch at the 1984 All-Star Game

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George W. Case III

Expertise

WW II era major league baseball history - questions about specific WWII era players, stadiums, life in the major leagues, teams, impact of major league baseball upon American society during WWII (FDR's "Green Light" letter to the then Commissioner of Baseball) and the relationship of President Roosevelt with Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith in an effort to keep baseball "alive" during the darkest days of WWII.

Experience

Son of a former major league baseball player, George Case Jr. who played in the major leagues from 1937-1947. I was the former Executive Director of SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) Have produced a DVD taken from my father's 8MM COLOR "home movies" of life in the major leagues from a ballplayer's perspective - currently marketing this DVD privately and also in conjunction with www.baseballdirect.com

Publications
SABR Bulletin - "Case's Corner" - newsletter of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) "Growing Up at Griffith Stadium" - article published courtesy of The Big Train (Walter Johnson Baseball League) - Bethesda Maryland

Education/Credentials
BA - Rutgers University 1963 MA - Rider University 1979

Awards and Honors
Former Executive Director of SABR Consultant and speaker - City of Trenton NJ baseball exhibit - "When Trenton Baseball Roared Like Thunder" - 1994

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