Quiz – Baffling Batters

Here’s a collection of hitters including All-Stars, journeymen, and even a player many might regard as obscure. But, there is a common link connecting them, a feat accomplished since 1918 only by these players. What is this feat?

Hint: the feat is in two related parts.

The quiz has been solved. Congratulations to Richard Chester and Nick Pain, who identified that these are the only players since 1918 to homer in both their first career regular season game, and also in their first career post-season game.

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MikeD
MikeD
12 years ago

To help me answer this question, I first need to understand if Jason Bay is regarded as an all-stars, a journeyman, or an obscure player.

This is just my way of saying I haven’t figured out the answer to the question…yet.

Richard Chester
Richard Chester
12 years ago

Wilson’s 2002 and 2003 stats are practically one and the same.

John Nacca
John Nacca
12 years ago

Does it have to do with counting stats?

Richard Chester
Richard Chester
12 years ago

That they all hit home runs in their first ML game could be part of the answer.

John Autin
Editor
12 years ago

Is the other part about the pitchers they homered against?

Harry Davis
Harry Davis
12 years ago

They have all had a concussion(s)

Tristram12
Tristram12
12 years ago

They all seem to have struck out in their first game as well

koma
koma
12 years ago

Tom Wilson and Tony Gonzales didn´t SO

Austyn
Austyn
12 years ago

This is exactly why I keep coming back, every once in a awhile my favorite player of ALL-TIME Gary Gaetti gets a mention!

Nick Pain
Nick Pain
12 years ago

They all homered in their first regular season game and their first post-season game.

Insert Name Here
Insert Name Here
12 years ago
Reply to  Nick Pain

I think that’s it.

This one only took 4 hours/14 comments to get solved… I have to admit I miss the real puzzlers, even if they took days for someone to answer correctly, after everyone else goes off on a tangent about something about one of the players.

CursedClevelander
CursedClevelander
12 years ago
Reply to  Nick Pain

Yup, that’s gotta be it. Check out Dodger legend Tom Wilson and his 5.000 career postseason OPS. Take THAT, David Ortiz!

Doug
Doug
12 years ago

Congratulations to Richard Chester and Nick Pain, who identified that these are the only players since 1918 to homer in both their first career regular season game, and also in their first career post-season game.