Way O.T. trivia questions

[jimmykc]

Since this is "down time" for most Husker sports, I thought these trivia questions were too good not to share. Anyone care to guess? 1. The same pitcher threw Babe Ruth his last pitch in an organized major league game as a Yankee and Jackie Robinson his first pitch as a Brooklyn Dodger. Who was he? 2. Ted Williams only asked one player to ever autograph a baseball. Who was that player?

Edited August 8, 2018 by jimmykc

[AuroranHusker]

1. Johnny Sain

2. Stan Musial

 

 

[jimmykc]

50% correct

[AuroranHusker]

Just now, jimmykc said:

50% correct

 

Well, I guessed on one of 'em. 

 

Guess we'll let everyone wonder whether I'm a good guesser.

 

[49r]

Playing Trivial Pursuit (or a knockoff version of it anyway) as a kid with my family revealed that the only answer to any baseball trivia question is invariably Sandy Koufax.  So I'll say Sandy Koufax.

[AuroranHusker]

5 minutes ago, 49r said:

Playing Trivial Pursuit (or a knockoff version of it anyway) as a kid with my family revealed that the only answer to any baseball trivia question is invariably Sandy Koufax.  So I'll say Sandy Koufax.

 

Seems fair.

 

 

[Huskerpapa]

Jim Bivan struck out Babe in his last at bat, so it must be him?  And I thought he asked for two autographs, I am pretty sure Musial, was one and Stan humbly signed.  I thought  he had asked for Cobb's but was turned down...

[jimmykc]

Both wrong according to my "inside" source. Answers tonight if anyone else would like to guess. And both questions are based on a single game.

[jimmykc]

Answers 1. Johnny Sain 2. Babe Ruth. July 28, 1943  in a fundraiser for the War, a team of Navy recruits known as the "Cloudbuster Nine" played a team of Yankee/Indian stars in Yankee Stadium. Sain pitched to Ruth who was the manager for the all stars and he walked in his final appearance. At the game Williams asked Babe to sign a baseball, the only time he ever asked anyone to do that.  Source: Anne Keene, author of the book "Cloudbuster Nine".  She gave an interview in the NY Times on July 28,2018 with this information.  See the LJS for a review of her book if interested.   

Edited August 9, 2018 by jimmykc

[colhusker]

Johnny Sain who was part of the inspiration for the poem:

 

First we'll use Spahn
then we'll use Sain
Then an off day
followed by rain
Back will come Spahn
followed by Sain
And followed
we hope
by two days of rain.

 

Shortened to "Spahn and Sain; then pray for rain."