World Series - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) Bobby Richardson. The New York Yankees second baseman hit .367 with a grand slam and 12 RBIs against the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1960.
• A2) Reggie Jackson. The outfielder batted .310 with a homer and six RBIs for the 1973 Oakland A's and .450 with a record five homers and eight RBIs for the 1977 New York Yankees.
• A3) Fred Lindstrom. At the tender age of 18, the third baseman batted .333 for the 1924 New York Giants, going 3-for-4 in Game 4 and 4-for-5 in Game 5 against the Washington Senators.
• A4) Yogi Berra. The catcher amassed 71 hits in 75 games and was also the first player to pinch hit a home run in the World Series in 1947 against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
• A5) Mickey Mantle. The switch-hitting outfielder slugged 18 homers with 40 RBIs and 42 runs, also records, in 65 games despite a .257 batting average.
• A6) Andruw Jones. The Atlanta Braves centerfielder was only 19 years old when he went deep off of Andy Pettitte on October 20, 1996 to break Mickey Mantle's record. Jones hit a second home run off of Brian Boehringer in his next at-bat to become the second person, after Gene Tenace in 1972, to homer in his first two World Series plate appearances.
• A7) Hank Bauer. The New York Yankees outfielder hit in 17 straight World Series games from 1956 to 1958 despite batting only .287 during the streak. He averaged .245 in 53 career World Series games.
• A8) Whitey Ford. The New York Yankees hurler won 10 times in 22 starts with 94 strikeouts in 146 innings, all records. His career World Series ERA was 2.71.
• A9) Bob Gibson. The Cardinals flamethrower K'ed 17 Detroit Tigers on October 2, 1968 and totalled a record 35 in the series.
• A10) Christy Mathewson. The New York Giants starter blanked the Philadelphia Athletics for 27 consecutive frames (three complete-game shutouts) in 1905. Whitey Ford holds the multi-series record of 33 innings.
• A11) John Wetteland. The New York Yankees closer pulled off the feat in 1996 against the Atlanta Braves, saving games three through six to earn MVP honors. Rollie Fingers holds the career mark with six saves.
• A12) Darold Knowles. In 1973, the Oakland A's reliever blanked the New York Mets over 6-1/3 innings, allowing only four hits and five walks while striking out five. Dan Quisenberry was the only pitcher to appear in every game of a six-game series with the Kansas City Royals in 1980. Rollie Fingers appeared in a record 16 career games.