March 30, 2009
BASEBALL: Trivia Question of the Day
Who hit the first major league home run against Nolan Ryan?
Answer in the top of the seventh inning here.
I guessed Aaron.
Here's something odd -- that year Joe Torre hit .315 w/35HRs and 101 RBI mostly as a catcher, and still came in 16th in MVP voting in the NL. Clemente was MVP and hit .317 w/29HRs and 119 RBI. Gene Alley (.752 OPS), Pete Rose (.811), and Johnny Roseboro (.741) all got more MVP votes than Torre.
A blemish on Dennis Ribant's otherwise fine year.