Warriors guard Stephen Curry Game 3 on June 5 (Ben Margot)
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The Thursday Quickie Quiz & Single Digits - Flyers, Phillies, Jay Bruce, Bruins, Warriors

THURSDAY’S QUICKIE QUIZ

>>> Who was the Flyers captain for the 1985 and 1987 teams that made it to the Finals?

(Answer Below)

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THURSDAY’S SINGLE DIGITS

>>> In his three games with the Phillies, Jay Bruce has a very rhythmic slash line of .545 / .545 / 1.545.

But here is the statistic we like most so far:

11 . . . Plate Appearance
0 . . . . Strikeouts

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>>> The Phillies have played 62 games, it is just early June and most schools aren’t even out yet, and yet they have used 19 different pitchers in relief.

Who do they think they are, the Flyers and goaltenders?

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>>> The Bruins have played four Stanley Cup Finals games in St. Louis (two in 1970, two in 2019) and until the third period Monday, they had never been shut out in a period there.

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>>> Wednesday night, the Warriors were outscored in every quarter of a home playoff game for the first time since April 21, 1973, when the Lakers drilled them, 126-70.

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QUICKIE QUIZ ANSWER

>>> Dave Poulin was the Flyers captain for the 1985 and 1987 Stanley Cup Finalists.

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