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MLB Baseball Groups of Things

Try to guess the members of these groups related to Major League baseball.
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First submittedAugust 13, 2014
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4,000 Career Hits
Pete Rose
Ty Cobb
 
600 Career Home Runs
Barry Bonds
Hank Aaron
Babe Ruth
Albert Pujols
Alex Rodriguez
Willie Mays
Ken Griffey, Jr.
Jim Thome
Sammy Sosa
 
40/40 Club
José Canseco
Barry Bonds
Alex Rodriguez
Alfonso Soriano
Ronald Acuña Jr.
 
4x Cy Young Winners
Roger Clemens
Randy Johnson
Steve Carlton
Greg Maddux
Triple Crown Winners since 1940
Miguel Cabrera
Carl Yastrzemski
Frank Robinson
Mickey Mantle
Ted Williams
 
Top Countries of Origin for
MLB Players (2023)
United States
Dominican Republic
Venezuela
Cuba
Mexico
Canada
 
Players Known as "Pudge"
Carlton Fisk
Iván Rodríguez
 
All New York Stadiums Since 1950
Ebbets Field
Polo Grounds
Shea Stadium
Yankee Stadium
Citi Field
Baseball's 5 Tools
Fielding
Hitting for Average
Hitting for Power
Speed/Baserunning
Throwing
 
Oldest Active Stadiums
Fenway Park
Wrigley Field
 
Single-season batting average
above .380 since 1950
Tony Gwynn
George Brett
Ted Williams
Rod Carew
 
Spring Training Leagues
Grapefruit
Cactus
 
Alou Family Members
Felipe
Matty
Jesús
Moisés
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Level 43
Sep 23, 2014
Maybe except defense for fielding...
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Level 68
Aug 26, 2016
defense is a little too general, because throwing also factors into that. ... I would maybe suggest accepting "glove, arm, contact, power and speed."
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Level 61
Jun 24, 2021
Defense should be accepted since it's accepted when anyone talks about the five tools.
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Level 43
Sep 23, 2014
Possibly strong arm for throwing as well. When I'm describing one of my players or scouting someone else's I don't say he is good at throwing, I say he has a strong arm.
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Level 84
May 23, 2017
Took a while to remember Citi Field. Tried Downing Stadium first. (apparently the New York Black Yankees Negro League team played there prior to 1950)

Was hoping you were going to find a way to include the greatest outfield in MLB history - on June 21, 1998, vs the Houston Astros, the Cincinnati Reds featured Dmitri Young (LF), Mike Frank (CF) and Chris Stynes (RF) in their lineup. Young, Frank & Stynes!

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Level 63
Aug 1, 2017
Excellent, excellent quiz!

As for the steroid argument, it is complex and the issue becomes more complex when we factor in that a far greater number of players were using amphetamines, too.

I think PED use should be banned, but I also don't think that all who ever used it should be stripped of their accomplishments or anything. If I had a hall of fame vote, I'd absolutely vote for: Bonds, Clemens, Alex Rodriguez, and Manny Ramirez, but I'd not vote for McGwire, Sosa, or Rafael Palmeiro. That is because I believe that Bonds, Clemens, Arod, and Manny would have been hall of famers without PEDs, and that McGwire, Sosa, and Palmeiro would never have put up the numbers that they did without getting help.

Yes, PEDs would not take someone like me or any non-pro athlete and make him a pro, but when you add it to already good or great players, the results can be huge.

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Level 63
Aug 1, 2017
To end my PED point:

If you or I took PEDs, we would not make the major leagues. But for those alread there, it helps a lot not only in power, but in recovery speed and stamina. Adding PEDs to incomplete players like McGwire, Sosa, Palmeiro, and many more made them all-star and even at times MVP-quality. When you took a 3-time MVP in Bonds and a 3-time Cy Young winner (and 1 MVP in his own right) in Clemens, then you get the greatest hitter/position player ever in Barry Bonds (4 more post-PED MVPs for a record 7 overall), and the best pitcher ever in Clemens (4 post-PED Cy Youngs for a record 7 overall).

Bonds and Clemens were 2 of the greatest 20-25 players in the history of the game, so when you added PEDs to what was already there, you had THE greatest position player and THE greatest pitcher...but their pursuit of being top 10 hurt their rankings and legacies so that you rarely see them now on top 10-15+ players ever lists, because no one knows what is real and what isn't.

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Level 63
Aug 1, 2017
Soriano must love pointing to his name being on this grouping of great players.
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Level 72
Aug 1, 2017
For tools, I tried bat, ball, glove, catcher's mask, etc. I was wondering what I was missing.
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Level 56
Aug 7, 2017
Please accept "Mateo" for Matty Alou.
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Level 66
Jan 21, 2018
Can you allow "running" for speed/baserunning?
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Level ∞
Jan 22, 2018
Yes
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Level 52
Nov 1, 2020
I tried everything for “hitting for average”—hitting for contact or simply just “contact” should be accepted. In fact, in most scouting circles it’s just called the “hit” tool.
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Level ∞
Nov 1, 2020
Contact will work now.
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Level 64
Oct 22, 2022
Typing "Pudge" accepts Ivan Rodriguez, which kinda defeats the purpose of the category.
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Level 45
Oct 18, 2023
40/40 Club has grown
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Level 84
Nov 20, 2023
Grr. Tried Filipe and Philipe.
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Level 83
Nov 21, 2023
Brutal scoring scale, but nice quiz.
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Level 67
Jan 27, 2024
I can never seem to remember all four Alous, but I will never forget Jesus. One day when I was a little kid, I walked over to my mom and said, "Uh, Mom, look at this baseball card. There's a player named JESUS!"

She said, "Oh, his name is pronounced 'Hay-soos."

"Oh, okay, Mom."